Back then people used to work at least one day in the salt mine every month. Their pay was salt. Absolutely was a currency.Way back when, it was so important that it was used as a currency in exchange.
Exactly where the term, "Someone isn't worth his salt" came from. We take it for granted, but in the ancient world, salt was extremely valuable.Back then people used to work at least one day in the salt mine every month. Their pay was salt. Absolutely was a currency.