Gold and silver ‘ingots’ across Celtic Europe. A monetary use?
HIRIART, Eneko
GPR HUMAN PAST
Archéosciences Bordeaux
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Université Bordeaux Montaigne [UBM]
GPR HUMAN PAST
Archéosciences Bordeaux
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Université Bordeaux Montaigne [UBM]
GENECHESI, Julia
Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident [AOROC]
Musée monétaire cantonal de Lausanne [MMC]
Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident [AOROC]
Musée monétaire cantonal de Lausanne [MMC]
HIRIART, Eneko
GPR HUMAN PAST
Archéosciences Bordeaux
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Université Bordeaux Montaigne [UBM]
GPR HUMAN PAST
Archéosciences Bordeaux
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Université Bordeaux Montaigne [UBM]
GENECHESI, Julia
Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident [AOROC]
Musée monétaire cantonal de Lausanne [MMC]
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Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident [AOROC]
Musée monétaire cantonal de Lausanne [MMC]
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en
Article de revue
Ce document a été publié dans
American Journal of Numismatics. 2021, vol. 33, p. 121-140
The American Numismatic Society
Résumé en anglais
Many finds of gold and silver “ingots” in Celtic Europe have been recorded recently. These “ingots” are all generally interpreted as blanks or semi-finished products related to coin production. This interpretation stems ...Lire la suite >
Many finds of gold and silver “ingots” in Celtic Europe have been recorded recently. These “ingots” are all generally interpreted as blanks or semi-finished products related to coin production. This interpretation stems from a linear view of the evolution of coinage. However, the use of metal as money is well documented for the Mediterranean basin. But what was the situation in temperate Europe? Can a similar usage be considered there as well? The fact that the objects have been found in the earliest agglomerations of the Celtic world raises many questions. This article puts forward the first continental European-wide research into gold and silver “ingots” based on available archaeological data.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Ingots
Iron Age
Economy
Money
Archaeology
Origine
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