Goldenware

“[…] This wine, my boy, is two thousand years old.” “Two thousand years old! Where did you find it?” “I found it in the ruin of Masada, some miles down the coast; I found there, at the same time, about two hundred thousand dollars in goldenware, which I have now up at the convent.

As true energy becomes scarce, and more people try to convert gold to meet basic needs, its price may fall back to reflect its ordinary value as a product useful in jewelry, goldenware, and industry.

He stared at the goldenware and the plates heaped with excellent food.