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Cover 1 Contents 10 List of Illustrations 14 Preface and Acknowledgements 18 Note on Values 22 Chapter 1. Introduction 24 The Dark Age of Currency? 25 The Dark Age of Money? 27 The Meanings of Money 30 Situating Early Medieval Money 34 Investigating Early Medieval Money 37 Sources and Approaches 40 Part I 44 Chapter 2. Bullion, Mining, and Minting 46 Tracing the Origins of Gold and Silver 48 Bullion, Profits, and Power 52 Circulation of Bullion: Dynamics 56 Imports of Bullion: Three Case Studies 59 Conclusion 68 Chapter 3. Why Make Money? 70 How to Make Coined Money 72 How Large Was the Early Medieval Currency? 73 Why Were Early Medieval Coins Made? 76 Fiscal Minting 78 Impermeable Borders 80 Renovatio Monetae 84 Private Demand 90 Conclusion 94 Chapter 4. Using Coined Money 96 Money and Gift-Giving 98 Making a Statement: Money, Status, and Ritual 108 Giving God, King, and Lord Their Due 114 Monetary Obligations 129 Credit 129 Fines and Compensation 134 Getting Whatever You Want: Money and Commerce 138 Markets and Prices 139 Elites and Coined Money 146 Peasants and Coined Money 153 Conclusion 159 Chapter 5. Money, Metal, and Commodities 162 Money and Means of Exchange 164 Coin and B

Author

Rory Naismith;

Language

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