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Coins and trade in early medieval Italy
Author(s) -
Rovelli Alessia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
early medieval europe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1468-0254
pISSN - 0963-9462
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0254.2009.00244.x
Subject(s) - currency , circulation (fluid dynamics) , dual (grammatical number) , period (music) , discontinuity (linguistics) , geography , ancient history , history , economics , art , monetary economics , engineering , literature , mathematics , mathematical analysis , aerospace engineering , aesthetics
This paper is an analysis of monetary circulation in early medieval Italy in the period c.600–900. Using a dual comparison – first, of the level of currency use as against ceramics within Italy, and second, of the pattern of Italian coin use, and economic activity more generally, with that north of the Alps – this paper presents examples that shed light on patterns of change and discontinuity.