Author: Spink & SonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets
Author: Spink & SonSpink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular
Author: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists: T-Z
Author: Leonard ForrerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medalists
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
The Naturalist Novel
Author: Émile ZolaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Roman Provincial Coinage
Author: Andrew M. BurnettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coinage
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
American journal of numismatics
Author: Debasement
Author: Kevin ButcherPublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789254019
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The debasement of coinage, particularly of silver, was a common feature of pre-modern monetary systems. Most coinages were issued by state authorities and the condition of a coinage is often seen (rightly or wrongly) as an indicator of the broader fiscal health of the state that produced it. While in some cases the motives behind the debasements or reductions in standards are clear, in many cases the intentions of the issuing authorities are uncertain. Various explanations have been advanced: fiscal motives (such as a desire to profit or a to cover a deficit caused by the failure to balance expenditure and revenues); monetary motives (such as changing demand for coined money or a desire to maintain monetary stability in the face of changing values of raw materials or labour costs); pressure from groups within society that would profit from debasement; misconduct at the mint; or the decline of existing monetary standards due to circulation and wear of the coinage in circulation. Certain explanations have tended to gain favour with monetary historians of specific periods, partly reflecting the compartmentalization of scholarship. Thus the study of Roman debasements emphasizes fiscal deficits, whereas medievalists are often more prepared to consider monetary factors as contributing to debasements. To some extent these different approaches are a reflection of discrepancies in the amount of documentary evidence available for the respective periods, but the divide also underlines fundamentally different approaches to the function of coinage: Romanists have preferred to see coins as a medium for state payments; whereas medievalists have often emphasized exchange as an important function of currency. The volume is inter-disciplinary in scope. Apart from bringing together monetary historians of different periods, it also contains contributions from archaeometallurgists who have experience with the chemical and physical composition of coins and technical aspects of production of base alloys
Pondera Antiqua Et Mediaevalia I
Author: Charles DoyenPublisher: Presses universitaires de Louvain
ISBN: 239061082X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Pondera Online project aims to collect and study ancient and medieval weights. It is intended to fill a gap in the collection, standardization, and processing of the archaeological data, thanks to an open access database (https://pondera.uclouvain.be/).
An Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards
Author: Margaret ThompsonPublisher: American Numismatic Society
ISBN: 9780897220682
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
An inventory of 2387 hoards of Greek hoards with a cut-off point of 30 BC. The hoards are presented geographically, beginning with Greece itself and encompassing the Near East, Egypt, Italy, North Africa, Spain and Gaul.