This collection explores coined money and its uses over a wide area of the ancient Greek world. Written by numismatists and ancient historians, the papers cover a broad period from Archaic Greece to Roman Egypt and offers fresh insights into this important aspect of the ancient …
"Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450 explores the varied uses of silver and gold in the Baltic Sea zone during the medieval period. Ten original contributions examine coins and currencies, trade, economy, and power, taking care to avoid an out-of-date…
The aim of this timely work, which appears in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the late 1920s, is to bring together high quality research-based contributions from leading international scholars involved in constructing a geographical perspective on money. Topi…