I was able to find this article: http://summitbusinessnetwork.net/profiles/blogs/money-from-4... among others: http://www.google.ca/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=400+BC+cur...

I highly doubt the money supply was fixed. A better understanding of what is actually money might be gleaned by reading the first linked article above.

What I'd like to know is if the intent of posting this Socratic discussion on HN was to disparage profit or the other way round.

Are we still really arguing about whether profit is moral? Really?

Or is the theft and corporatism we see all around being once again confused with voluntary exchange between individuals?