Monnaie et finances a Byzance: analyses, techniques
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Variorum Collected Studies
ISBN-10
0860784010
ISBN-13
9780860784012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Variorum
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 3rd, 1994
Print length
351 Pages
Weight
453 grams
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An analysis of the way in which money - both finances and coinage - was dealt with in the Byzantine Empire. The influence of the Greeks, the history of prices, the reform of money under Alexis Ier Comnene, the devaluation of money in the 11th century, numismatics and other topics are featured.
In collaboration with colleagues in physics and metallurgy, Cécile Morrison has helped transform our knowledge of the techniques of late Roman and Byzantine coin production. The results are illustrated in the studies here which look in detail at standards of refining and processes of debasement. This analysis can also identify sources of metal, and explains the enigmatic appearance of concave gold coins n the 11th century. The volume itself opens with a comparison of the methods of numismatics and sigillography, and an epigraphic study showing the conservatism of the Byzantine coinage up until 1204. The following articles turn to the finances and economy of Byzantium, making full use of recent advances in numismatics. They aim to assess the importance of the state and other economic agents during the empire’s different phases of expansion and contraction, and demonstrate how fiscal documents and legislation on treasure hoards can be used as evidence for the state of public finances.
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