Currency in Seventh-Century Syria as a Historical Source

Currency in Seventh-Century Syria as a Historical SourceByzantine and Modern Greek StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/D9FT7756/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MarcusPhillipsCurrency in Seventh-Century Syria as a Historical Sourcehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/D9FT7756https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/D9FT7756https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/D9FT7756Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies28200413-31Relations bettueen numismatists and historians have been confused by uncertainties about each other's role. As well as classifying coins numismatists should study them with a view to answering historical questions. This paper examines the ways in which coins convey information and illustrates the potential, as well as the problems, of using numismatics in answering some of the questions posed by the study of seventh century Syria. It also warns against the danger of pre-conceptions about the role of coinage and the status of different forms of evidence. Phillips, Marcus. “Currency in Seventh-Century Syria as a Historical Source.” Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 28 (2004): 13–31. Marcus Phillips, Currency in Seventh-Century Syria as a Historical Source, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 28 (2004): 13–31.Arab conquestVII CEVII-XVIII CEarchaeologycoins