| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Late antique and early medieval Iberia |
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Late antique and early medieval Iberia.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Pre-Regal Visigothic Coinage -- 2. The King's Coinage: The Beginning and Development of the Regal Coinage (c. 573-c. 720) -- 3. The Activities of the Mints from c. 573- c. 720 -- 4. Why Were Gold Coins Struck in the Visigothic Kingdom? -- 5. The Royal Control of Visigothic Minting -- 6. Coinage in Spain in the Aftermath of the Islamic Conquest -- 7. Visigothic Currency in the Early Medieval Economy -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index |
| Summary |
This study of the Visigothic kingdom monetary system in southern Gaul and Hispania from the fifth century through the Muslim invasion of Spain fills a major gap in the scholarship of late antiquity. Examining all aspects of the making of currency, it sets minting in relation to questions of state - monarchical power, administration and apparatus, motives for money production - and economy. In the context of the later Roman Empire and its successor states in the west, the minting and currency of the Visigoths reveal shared patterns as well as originality. The analysis brings both economic life and the needs of the state into sharper focus, with significant implications for the study of an essential element in daily life and government. This study combines an appreciation for the surprising level of sophistication in the Visigothic minting system with an accessible approach to a subject which can seem complex and abstruse |
| Analysis |
Early Medieval Economy |
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Islamic Conquest in Iberia |
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Visigothic Currency |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed March 30, 2020) |
| Subject |
Money -- Spain -- History
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Visigoths -- Spain.
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European history.
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Medieval history.
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Economic history.
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Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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Money
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Visigoths
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| SUBJECT |
Spain -- History -- Gothic period, 414-711.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126073
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| Subject |
Spain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789048531301 |
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9048531306 |
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