Title SILVER ECONOMY IN THE VIKING AGE

Published Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2010

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Description 1 online resource (245 pages) Series UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB Contents Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Regions around the North Sea with a Monetised Economy in the Pre-Viking and Viking Ages--D M Metcalf; 2. South Scandinavian Coinage in the Ninth Century--Brian Malmer; 3. Hedeby and its Hinterland: A Local Numismatic Region--Ralf Wiechmann; 4. The Evidence of Pecking on Coins from the Cuerdale Hoard: Summary Version--Marion M. Archibald; 5. Gold in England During the 'Age of Silver' (Eighth-Eleventh Centuries)--Mark Blackburn 6. A Survey of Coin Production and Currency in Normandy, 864-945--Jens Christian Moesgaard7. Viking Economies: Evidence from the Silver Hoards--Märit Galmster; 8. Oriental-Scandinavian Contacts on the Volga, as Manifested by Silver Rings and Weight Systems--Birgitta Hårdh; 9. The Form and Structure of Viking-Age Silver Hoards: The Evidence from Ireland--John Sheehan; 10. Trade and Exchange across Frontiers--Susan E Kruse; 11. Kingship, Christianity and Coinage: Monetary and Political Perspectives on Silver Economy in the Viking Age--Gareth Williams 12. Reflections on the Silver Economy in the Viking Age--James Graham-CampbellIndex Summary In this book contributions by archaeologists and numismatists from six countries address different aspects of how silver was used in both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th to 11th centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of recent summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an indispensable source for all archaeologists, historians and numismatists involved in Viking Studies Notes English Print version record Subject Coin hoards -- Europe Coinage -- Europe -- History Coins, Medieval. Coins, Scandinavian. Money -- Europe -- History Numismatics -- Europe -- History Silver coins -- Europe -- History Viking antiquities. ART -- General. CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Metal Work. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Coins, Currency & Medals. Antiquities Coin hoards Coinage Coins, Medieval Coins, Scandinavian Economic history History Money Numismatics Silver coins Viking antiquities SUBJECT Europe -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045632 Europe -- Economic conditions -- To 1492. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045669 Subject Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Williams, Gareth, 1969- ISBN 9781598747928 1598747924 1598742221 9781598742220

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