Marks is a form of currency in the Slaver Cities.
About
The Yunkai'i use golden marks which are stamped with a stepped pyramid on one side and the harpy of Ghis on the other.[2] At a slave auction held by the Yunkai'i outside the walls of Meereen, however, the prices are determined in silver pieces.[3]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Daenerys Targaryen finds out that Unsullied still in training are tasked to slay a slave infant in front of its mother's eyes to complete their training. They pay the child's owner with a silver mark to compensate for the loss of his slave.[1]
When Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Astapor, the Wise Masters offer her chests full of gold coins, newly minted, stamped with a stepped pyramid on one face and the harpy of Ghis on the other.[2]
A Dance with Dragons
At the slave auction held by Yunkai near Meereen, seasoned slave-sailors, considered a valuable commodity, sell for 500 to 900 silver pieces. The dwarfs Tyrion Lannister and Penny, plus her dog and pig, receive the starting bid of three hundred silvers. A bidding competition drives up the price to five thousand silvers.[3] It is unknown for how much they are eventually sold.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 23, Daenerys II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 47, Tyrion X.