Parution : A. Flückiger, J. Bermmann Coining Values. Bronze between Money and Scrap in Late Roman and Early Medieval Europe

Toutes les infos par ici. Sommaire Base metal fragments from archaeological sites in the Roman Northwest and adjacent Barbaricum are largely classed as recycling material up until Late Antiquity. At that time, however, coinage experiences a massive change. Bronze coins become increasingly devalued before entirely disappearing from the monetary system during the first half of the 5th century AD. The archaeological record reflects this transformation in a complex, enigmatic manner. Viewed toge...