Conveners
S57. LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MIDDLE AGES 2. SPAIN
- David Martínez Chico (Universitat de València)
In the oppidum of Viguera (La Rioja, Northern Spain) a large number of clipped and trimmed bronze coins have been found. Most of the specimens discovered were original AE3 coins, struck throughout the 4th century but converted into AE4 at an uncertain date. A careful examination of these coins shows there are calculated ranges every 0.20 g. This phenomenon suggests that whoever was installed...
This paper aims to present the currency of the Late Antique settlement of València la Vella (Riba-Roja de Túria, València), excavated since 2016 by the Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica, with a chronological sequence of late 6th century AD to late 7th century AD, the dating confirmed, among other items, by more than 250 coins recovered from layers dated to the 6th and 7th century....
This paper aims to investigate the monetary circulation during the Late Roman Empire and Late Antiquity in the city of Dertosa. To do that, we reviewed a large number of coin finds from the archaeological site close to the cathedral. The excavation uncovered significant remains in a high-status sector next to the walls, with evidence of great activity between the 4th and the 8th centuries....
The paper presents a series of numismatic assemblages recovered from early medieval urban contexts. All of them point to the continuity of the urban model at the centre of the Iberian Peninsula during the 8th century. At the same time, the copper coins recovered from the area around Guadalajara highlight the emergence of new semi-urban spaces as a result of the period of the formation of the...
