One Authority – One Idea – One Order. The Monetary System of the Amber Road as a Testimony of Greek Influence on Social and Economic Activities of central European Celts

• Authors: Smělý Tomáš
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Based on a unique bimetallic coinage system, an extensive coin production occurred in Central Europe in the Amber Road region, after the middle of the 3rd century BC. The entire area is characterised by uniformity of the coinage in multiple production sites. The ability to formulate a complex economic programme and, in particular, the implementation of such a programme for a long time, spanning several generations, and maintaining it politically as well as logistically, is atestimony of a strong central authority.

Keywords

EN

Celts; coinage; gold; silver; monetary system; Amber Road; lowland central settlements

Discipline

• ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTHROPOLOGY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studia Hercynia
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 40-80

Contributors

author

Smělý Tomáš

• Abalon, s. r. o.