Coins and Monetization in the Rural Areas of Northern and Eastern Gaul, from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Scripta Antiqua 91.
| N° d'inventaire | 20321 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 220 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Bordeaux, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
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On one side, we find the city dwellers, the merchant world, and the monetary economy; on the other, self-sufficient country people practicing barter, using money only on rare occasions. Still widespread, this vision of the ancient economy has nevertheless been challenged in recent decades by advances in archaeological research. Based on these recent data, some of which are unpublished, this work seeks to understand how money circulated in the rural world of Northern Gaul. The problem is addressed in a series of case studies covering largely the northern half of France, Switzerland, Belgium, as well as Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands. The study is conducted over the long term, from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD, in order to best assess the effects of the Roman conquest, then the transition from the Principate to Late Antiquity. Contributions in French and English.
On one side, we find the city dwellers, the merchant world, and the monetary economy; on the other, self-sufficient country people practicing barter, using money only on rare occasions. Still widespread, this vision of the ancient economy has nevertheless been challenged in recent decades by advances in archaeological research. Based on these recent data, some of which are unpublished, this work seeks to understand how money circulated in the rural world of Northern Gaul. The problem is addressed in a series of case studies covering largely the northern half of France, Switzerland, Belgium, as well as Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands. The study is conducted over the long term, from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD, in order to best assess the effects of the Roman conquest, then the transition from the Principate to Late Antiquity. Contributions in French and English.