Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy c.300-1450 - Softcover

Hendy, Michael F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521088526 ISBN 13: 9780521088527

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book represents an attempt to depict the late Roman and Byzantine monetary economy in its fullest possible social, economic and administrative context, with the aim of establishing the basic dynamics behind the production of the coinage, the major mechanisms affecting its distribution, and the general characteristics of its behaviour once in circulation. The book consists of four main sections, on economy and society, on finance, and on the circulation and production of coinage, and has made an unrivalled contribution in the field of late classical, Byzantine and medieval economic history. The text is fully supported by the extensive quotation of translated sources, and by maps, tables and plates.

About this title

Book Description:

This is a major study of the Byzantine coinage set in the wider context of finance, administration and economy. The book consists of four main sections, on economy and society, on finance, and on the circulation and production of coinage, and has made an unrivalled contribution in the field of late classical, Byzantine and medieval economic history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521088526
• ISBN 13: 9780521088527
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 828