Silver Economy in the Viking AgeJames Graham-Campbell, Gareth Williams 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. |
Contents
1 REGIONS AROUND THE NORTH SEA WITH A MONETISED ECONOMY IN THE PREVIKING AND VIKING AGES | 1 |
2 SOUTH SCANDINAVIAN COINAGE IN THE NINTH CENTURY | 13 |
A LOCAL NUMISMATIC REGION | 29 |
SUMMARY VERSION | 49 |
5 GOLD IN ENGLAND DURING THE AGE OF SILVER EIGHTHELEVENTH CENTURIES | 55 |
6 A SURVEY OF COIN PRODUCTION AND CURRENCY IN NORMANDY 864945 | 99 |
EVIDENCE FROM THE SILVER HOARDS | 123 |
8 ORIENTALSCANDINAVIAN CONTACTS ON THE VOLGA AS MANIFESTED BY SILVER RINGS AND WEIGHT SYSTEMS | 135 |
THE EVIDENCE FROM IRELAND | 149 |
10 TRADE AND EXCHANGE ACROSS FRONTIERS | 163 |
MONETARY AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SILVER ECONOMY IN THE VIKING AGE | 177 |
12 REFLECTIONS ON SILVER ECONOMY IN THE VIKING AGE | 215 |
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Angeln Anglo-Saxon Arabic Archaeology Archibald arm-rings bullion economy Carolingian Chapter Charles the Bald Christian circulation Class coin hoards coinage coinless hoards context Cuerdale hoard currency Curtisasonien Danelaw Danish denier Denmark dép dinar dirhams distribution Dolley Dorestad Dublin Dumas early eighth century eleventh century England English evidence excavations exchange Figure fragment Frankish Frisian Gaimster gold coins Graham-Campbell Grierson and Blackburn hack-gold hack-silver Harald Hårdh Hedeby hoards from Ireland imitations important ingots Islamic issue James Graham-Campbell jewellery king kingship London Louis the Pious Lund Malmer mancus Medieval Metcalf mints mixed hoards Moesgaard monetary moneyer monnaies ninth century non-numismatic Normandy Norway numismatic obverse Óláf ornaments payment pecking period probably production region Ribe rings Rouen royal rulers Sawyer sceattas Scotland settlement Sheehan Sigtuna silver pennies single-finds solidus specimens Steuer struck suggests tenth Torksey trade Viking Age Viking-Age silver hoards weight standard Wiechmann Wodan/Monster