Banking in Early Byzantine Ravenna

• Publication type: Journal article
• Journal:
  Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes / Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
  2014 – 2, n° 28
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• Author: Cosentino (Salvatore)
• Abstract: The fifth century saw an increase of the monetary mass in circulation, both in gold and copper coins, all over the Mediterranean regions of the later Roman world. Such a phenomenon seems to be paralleled by a renewal of financial activity. In fact, it is exactly in this period that our sources reveal the presence of an articulated terminology when referring to people involved in banking and money-changing activities. With regard to sixth-century Italy, this study aims to investigate the class of the argentarii, which is well documented especially in Ravenna. Moreover, it will focus on some rare examples of maritime loans that can be found in Italian sources.
• Pages: 243 to 254
• Journal: Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
• CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
• EAN: 9782812445682
• ISBN: 978-2-8124-4568-2
• ISSN: 2273-0893
• DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4568-2.p.0243
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Online publication: 04-29-2015
• Periodicity: Biannual
• Language: English

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