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(İng. barter)

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Though the Phoenicians are known to have employed three primary forms of voluntary exchange mechanism (gift giving, barter and monetarised market exchange), the prevalence, importance and degree of overlap between these types of exchange are far from certain.

Herodotus (4.16) provides an insight into the operation of Phoenician barter when he recounts a story that was supposedly told to him by some Carthaginian merchants. According to this account, when exchanging with a primitive North African tribe, the Carthaginians would deposit their wares on the beach for the natives to inspect. The indigenous traders would then set out a quantity of gold. Once both parties were satisfied, they would collect their goods and depart. Although this is likely to be a fictitious incident, it nevertheless reveals the Greek perception of how Phoenician barter functioned.