A pound of frankincense cost the equivalent. [fact]
A pound of frankincense cost the equivalent of a Roman labourer’s salary for a month, and a pound of myrrh twice as much.
Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 1…, loc. 712A pound of frankincense cost the equivalent of a Roman labourer’s salary for a month, and a pound of myrrh twice as much.
Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 1…, loc. 712