Silver economy in the Viking age / / James Graham-Campbell, Gareth Williams, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458179903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-315-42016-3; 1-315-42017-1; 1-59874-792-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Collana: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology
• Altri autori (Persone): Graham-CampbellJames; WilliamsGareth <1969->
• Disciplina: 737.49363
• Soggetti: Coins, Scandinavian; Coins, Medieval; Silver coins - Europe - History; Coinage - Europe - History; Money - Europe - History; Numismatics - Europe - History; Viking antiquities; Coin hoards - Europe; Electronic books.; Europe Antiquities; Europe Economic conditions To 1492
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2007 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Regions around the North Sea with a monetised economy in the pre-Viking and Viking ages / D M Metcalf -- South Scandinavian coinage in the ninth century / Brita Malmer -- Hedeby and its hinterland : a local numismatic region / Ralf Wiechmann -- The evidence of pecking on coins from the Cuerdale Hoard : summary version / Marion M Archibald -- Gold in England during the 'age of silver' (eighth-eleventh centuries) / Mark Blackburn -- A survey of coin production and currency in Normandy, 864-945 / Jens Christian Moesgaard -- Viking economies : evidence from the silver hoards / Märit Gaimster -- Oriental-; Scandinavian contacts on the Volga, as manifested by silver rings and weight systems / Birgitta Hårdh -- The form and structure of Viking-age silver hoards : the evidence from Ireland / John Sheehan -- Trade and exchange across frontiers / Susan E Kruse -- Kingship, Christianity and coinage : monetary and political perspectives on silver economy in the Viking age / Gareth Williams -- Reflections on 'silver economy in the Viking age' / James Graham-Campbell.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book contributions by archaeologists and numismatists from six countries address different aspects of how silver was used in both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th to 11th centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of recent summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an indispensable source for all archaeologists, historians and numismatists involved in Viking Studies.