Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy, C. 300-1450 by Michael F. Hendy (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521088526

ISBN-139780521088527

eBay Product ID (ePID)70323086

Product Key Features

Number of Pages828 Pages

Publication NameStudies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy, C. 300-1450

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEconomic Conditions, Europe / General, Coins, Currency & Medals, Money & Monetary Policy

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaAntiques & Collectibles, Business & Economics, History

AuthorMichael F. Hendy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight51.1 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal332.49495

Table Of ContentList of plates; List of maps; List of tables; Abbreviations; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Economy and Society: 1. The land; 2. The basic geography of settlement and society; Part II. Finance: 3. The budget; 4. The limiting factors; Part III. Coinage (Circulation): 5. Supply; 6. Supervision; Part IV: Coinage (Production): 7. Administrative basis; 8. History; Preliminary observations, future directions; Bibliographies; Key to plates; Indexes.

SynopsisThis 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberHG243.H46 2008