A constitutional approach to cacao money

Sampeck, Kathryn

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101257

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“…The archaeological interpretation of the respective find circumstances and the find conditions of the corresponding coins and their numismatic interpretation in their monetary history and context form the decisive indications for the classification. In this approach, the find spot, specific to each object, and the potential relationship between place and thing will characterise the interpretation, providing information about the source character (for further studies of context and associated finds, see [75][76][77]).…”

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Contextual numismatics: a post-processual approach illustrated by application to Roman coins

Krmnicek

2023

Herit Sci

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In this paper, ‘contextual numismatics’ is presented as the most recent and innovative research direction in the field of numismatics. In addition, its further potential for research and the limit of gaining knowledge are outlined. A historical overview of the gradual development of an archaeological-oriented approach to numismatic material serves as an introduction to the discussion. This is followed by a presentation of the distinguishing features compared to other research methods to study Roman coin finds, as well as a discussion of possible paths and goals in the further development of this approach to study these culturally significant objects.

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Contextual numismatics: a post-processual approach illustrated by application to Roman coins

Krmnicek

2023

Herit Sci

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“…Cultural anthropologists have, of course, explored heterodox economic theories of money for decades (e.g., Bloch & Parry, 1989; Graeber, 2011; Hart, 1986, 2001; Maurer, 2006; Muzio & Robbins, 2017; Peebles, 2010). A recent choir of archaeologists have also engaged with heterodox theories to understand the origins and function of money in the past (e.g., Baron, 2018; Baron & Millhauser, 2021; Millhauser, 2020; Sampeck, 2021; Smith, 2004; Smith et al, 2012; Souleles, 2020; von Reden, 2010). Such heterodox perspectives emphasize that evidence from the ancient world has a crucial role to play in documenting how money structured past political economies, with implications for better understanding what money does in the present.…”

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Understanding money; Or, why social and financial accounting should not be conflated

Rosenswig

2024

Economic Anthropology

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This article defines social and financial money as distinct institutions that account for different realms of value. I present a fundamental dichotomy among economists' where orthodox theory defines money as a medium of exchange whereas heterodox chartalist economists characterize it as a unit of account. I argue that (pre)historical data provides clear evidence in support of the heterodox position. The unit of account function of money is exemplified by how wampum accounted for social debts and was expanded to also serve financial functions by European colonial governments. The heterodox position is further evidenced with the metal coins that denominated Rome's financial money that transitioned to serve primarily social purposes in early Anglo‐Saxon Britain. Focusing on the accounting function of social and financial monies transcends the Polanyian special‐versus‐general‐purpose framework that often still structures archaeological practice. With this framework of money defined by what gives it value, I then evaluate recent claims that financial money was integral to the political economies of Bronze Age Europe. I conclude that the adoption of the orthodox assumption that money is primarily a medium of exchange inhibits understanding of what money is and how the political economies of ancient societies were organized.

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Money and Metaphysics Among the Maya and Nahua

Millhauser,

Baron

2024

The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Money

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A constitutional approach to cacao money

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Contextual numismatics: a post-processual approach illustrated by application to Roman coins

Contextual numismatics: a post-processual approach illustrated by application to Roman coins

Understanding money; Or, why social and financial accounting should not be conflated

Money and Metaphysics Among the Maya and Nahua

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