Roman currency
New thoughts and problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4737596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Reece (University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-306 |
| Publication date | 1975-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1975.9979610 |
| OpenAlex | W1993156508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Roman currency was one of the most widespread coinage systems of the pre‐industrial world. Coin use, and often even coin values, have to be reconstructed from the pattern of modern coin finds, but this method of study raises many problems which have so far received little attention. In this survey a fresh method of dealing with coin finds is proposed in which each coin is regarded as a fraction of a pound of gold. This avoids the endless complications with which pursuit of the life cycles of individual denominations has so far littered the path of archaeological numismatics
Ancient history · Currency · Economics · Monetary economics · Numismatics · Pound (networking · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2010 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |