Coin Finds and Monetization in the Roman Northwest

By (author) Benjamin D. R. Hellings

Book cover: Coin Finds and Monetization in the Roman Northwest

Extent: 187 pages

Publisher: American Numismatic Society

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology, Numismatics

Series: Numismatic Notes and Monographs

Series volume number: 174

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2025)

ISBN: 9780897224307

Price: $125.00

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The expansion of Rome into northwestern Europe brought with it the presence and the increased usage of coinage both within the empire and in the Barbaricum. Coin Finds and Monetization in the Roman Northwest presents a study of coin finds and the monetary economy of northwestern continental Europe over much of the Roman period (c. 50 bc-ad 274). One of the largest datasets of coin finds ever assembled is deployed to analyze distribution patterns and fluctuations over time and space. It is clear that the Roman state made a concerted effort to manage coinage and the monetary economy during its rule in northwestern Europe, to the extent that was possible. Regionality is, however, a key feature of the coined monetary economy that resulted from deliberate action or the state’s inability to respond to demand, underscoring how centralized and empire-wide factors had an impact in the study region.

  • By (author) Benjamin D. R. Hellings

“Hellings' book is an essential and valid attempt to combine, synthesize, and assess a wide range of numismatic data . . . a novel and vital research tool.”

— Antonino Crisà, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University