Cet article rassemble les résultats antérieurs d’analyses des monnaies d’or byzantines et arabo-byzantines émises à Carthage et en Ifrikiya. On y ajoute les nouvelles mesures pratiquées par LA-ICP-MS sur 25 solidi de la BnF et 92 données de poids spécifique obtenues par T. Jonson sur les monnaies de nombreuses collections publiques. Les différentes méthodes utilisées sont comparées et les changements dans la composition métallique du monnayage africain avant et après la conquête arabe sont définis et commentés. On propose enfin une interprétation possible du processus de dévaluation qui affecta les premières séries de monnaies d’or émises en Afrique du Nord de ca. 79-84/ 698-703.
This is a concise survey of the economy of the Byzantine Empire from the fourth century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Organised chronologically, the book addresses key themes such as demography, agriculture, manufacturing and the urban economy, trade, monetary developments, and the role of the state and ideology. It provides a comprehensive overview of the economy with an emphasis on the economic actions of the state and the productive role of the city and non-economic actors, such as landlords, artisans and money-changers. The final chapter compares the Byzantine economy with the economies of western Europe and concludes that the Byzantine economy was one of the most successful examples of a mixed economy in the pre-industrial world. This is the only concise general history of the Byzantine economy and will be essential reading for students of economic history, Byzantine history and medieval history more generally.
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