A cultural history of money in Antiquity / edited by Stefan Krmnicek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krmnicek, Stefan, editor.

Series:

The cultural histories series

A cultural history of money ; v. 1

A cultural history of money ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--History.

Money.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The origins of the modern, Western concept of money can be traced back to the earliest electrum coins that were produced in Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE. While other forms of currency (shells, jewelry, silver ingots) were in widespread use long before this, the introduction of coinage aided and accelerated momentous economic, political, and social developments such as long-distance trade, wealth creation (and the social differentiation that followed from that), and the financing of military and political power. Coinage, though adopted inconsistently across different ancient societies, became a significant marker of identity and became embedded in practices of religion and superstition. And this period also witnessed the emergence of the problems of money - inflation, monetary instability, and the breakup of monetary unions - which have surfaced repeatedly in succeeding centuries. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of technologies, ideas, ritual and religion, the everyday, art and representation, interpretation, and the issues of the age."--

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Notes on Contributors

Series Preface

Introduction: Money Made the Ancient World Go Round, Stefan Krmnicek

1 Money and its Technologies: Production, Distribution, and Impact, Andrea Casoli and Marc Philipp Wahl

2 Money and its Ideas: State Control and Military Expenses, Francois de Callatay

3 Money, Ritual, and Religion: Noneconomic Qualities of Coinage, Stefan Krmnicek

4 Money and the Everyday: Multiple Moneys for Multiple Users, Stp̌hane Martin

5 Money, Art, and Representation: A Look at the Roman World, Nathan T. Elkins

6 Money and its Interpretation: Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives, Alicia Jimňez

7 Money and the Issues of the Age: Power, Contact, and Identity, Clare Rowan

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474206808

1474206808

9781350253469

1350253464

9781350253384

1350253383

OCLC:

1243551839