The Origins of Money in the Iron Age Mediterranean World

Elon D. Heymans

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English

Cambridge University Press
26 August 2021

Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology; Prehistoric archaeology; Economic history; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)

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This book shows how money emerged and spread in the eastern Mediterranean, centuries before the invention of coinage. While the invention of coinage in Ancient Lydia around 630 BCE is widely regarded as one of the defining innovations of the ancient world, money itself was never invented. It gained critical weight in the Iron Age (ca. 1200 – 600 BCE) as a social and economic tool, most dominantly in the form of precious metal bullion. This book is the first study to comprehensively engage with the early history of money in the Iron Age Mediterranean, tracing its development in the Levant and the Aegean. Building on a detailed study of precious metal hoards, Elon D. Heymans deploys a wide range of sources, both textual and material, to rethink money's role and origins in the history of the eastern Mediterranean.

By: Elon D. Heymans
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 182mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9781108838580
ISBN 10: 1108838588
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 26 August 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elon D. Heymans is a scholar of the archaeology and history of both the Greek world and the Levant. His main focus lies on the social, political and historical context of early money use.

Reviews for The Origins of Money in the Iron Age Mediterranean World

'… [a] well-written volume … This work provides scholarship with a praiseworthy example of how interdisciplinary studies that include textual and material studies, and also reaching across the divide between ancient history (classics) and ancient Near Eastern studies, opens up important data sets and conversation partners for new insight.' Peter Altmann, Review of Biblical Literature '… a dense and extremely successful study that will not only enrich research on the Iron Age Levant coast, but should also provide important impulses for our understanding of pre-modern money.' Marc Philipp Wahl, H-Soz-Kult '… a valuable contribution to the study of the development of money in the eastern Mediterranean.' Brian P. Muhs, Journal of Near Eastern Studies