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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450 |
| Editors | Dariusz Adamczyk, Beata Mozejko |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 9-20 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781000382488 |
| ISBN (print) | 9780367898564 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Abstract
This chapter addresses some questions and proposes several methods applicable to explain the use of precious metals around Baltic in the post-Viking Age. The second half of the eleventh century is believed to have marked the end of the Viking Age. At this time occurred a transition of economies based on loot, plunder and long-distance trade to social and political forms established stronger in regional structures. In several areas of the Baltic Sea there began significant production of coins. It is evident that silver in the form of coins and ingots was a common means of payment at various trading places around the Baltic Sea. Besides huge number of coins, several Pomeranian finds contain jewellery and raw silver. Silver served as a means of remuneration for a retinue or a client potentate. In Scandinavia and Novgorod Rus’ tributes imposing on foreign tribes rather than tithes levying on “own” population seem to have been the most prevalent form of redistributing silver.
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Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450. ed. / Dariusz Adamczyk; Beata Mozejko. New York: Routledge, 2021. p. 9-20.
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