Visigothic Currency in the Early Medieval Economy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kurt
Keyword(s):  
Early Medieval ◽  
Mediterranean Regions ◽  
Southern Iberia ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Gold Coins

Chapter Seven addresses the use of coinage in the kingdom, considering the level of monetization in Visigothic society and the Mediterranean contexts of currency’s functioning. An argument for a largely monetized economy draws from both written references to gold coins and archeological studies. Copper-based currency is seen to have played the larger role in society across large areas especially in southern Iberia, where monetary circumstances and contacts with Mediterranean regions display greater commonality than has been widely supposed. Economic interactivity is linked to early medieval Spain’s shifting regionalism.

The solidus hoard of Casa delle Vestali in context

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 107-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svante Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Roman Emperor ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Gold Coins ◽  
Late Roman

In this paper, I discuss the context of a Late Roman solidus hoard found in the Casa delle Vestali on the Forum Romanum in Rome. The hoard consists of 397 solidi, Late Roman gold coins. Most of the hoard consists of uncirculated solidi struck in the name of the Western Roman emperor Procopius Anthemius (AD 467–472). By means of situating the hoard within the context of the reign of Anthemius and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the aim of this paper is to determine if the coins in the Vestal hoard can be related to other contemporary coin hoards by means of numismatic typology; this information could add to our understanding of why Anthemius’ reign is considered such an unmitigated failure and why the Empire collapsed soon after his murder. In this article, the composition of the hoard is examined, and the contents are compared to other contemporary solidus hoards in the Mediterranean, Gaul, Poland and Scandinavia. I argue that this comparison shows that the Vestal hoard is not part of a larger network but that the hoard constitutes the remains of an isolated occurrence—as initially suggested by its unusual composition and location.

scholarly journals Origin and transport of Mediterranean moisture and air

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 5089-5105 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Schicker ◽  
S. Radanovics ◽  
P. Seibert
Keyword(s):  
Residence Time ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Trade Wind ◽  
Trajectory Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Mediterranean Regions ◽  
Diagnosis Method ◽  
Seasonal Basis ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Abstract. Considering the Mediterranean as a region of high evaporation and low precipitation, evaluations of sinks and sources of moisture and precipitation in the Mediterranean basin have been carried out within the frame of the CIRCE (Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment) project. Besides these evaluations, residence time and stagnation/ventilation analyses have been carried out to investigate transport to and from the Mediterranean basin and in the basin itself. A Lagrangian moisture diagnosis method calculating budgets of evaporation minus precipitation was applied to a 5.5 year (October 1999–April 2005) trajectory data set and evaluated for eight representative Mediterranean Regions Of Interest (ROI). The Mediterranean basin has been identified as a major source of moisture and precipitation to the surrounding land area and to the basin itself. Main regions of stagnation, i.e. the Po basin, have been defined on a seasonal basis through residence time analysis. Evaluation of the transport to and from the basin shows that the Mediterranean is a crossroad of airstreams where air enters mainly from the northwest and continues in two separate streams, one going southwest over North Africa into the trade wind zone and the other one to the northeast through Central Asia.

scholarly journals Desertification Sensitivity Analysis Using MEDALUS Model and GIS: A Case Study of the Oases of Middle Draa Valley, Morocco

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 2230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atman Ait Lamqadem ◽  
Biswajeet Pradhan ◽  
Hafid Saber ◽  
Abdelmejid Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Quality Indices ◽  
Sensitive Areas ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mediterranean Regions ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Index Maps

Oases can play a significant role in the sustainable economic development of arid and Saharan regions. The aim of this study was to map the desertification-sensitive areas in the Middle Draa Valley (MDV), which is in the southeast of Morocco. A total of 13 indices that affect desertification processes were identified and analyzed using a geographic information system. The Mediterranean desertification and land use approach; which has been widely used in the Mediterranean regions due to its simplicity; flexibility and rapid implementation strategy; was applied. All the indices were grouped into four main quality indices; i.e., soil quality; climate quality; vegetation quality and management quality indices. Each quality index was constructed by the combination of several sub-indicators. In turn; the geometric mean of the four quality index maps was used to construct a map of desertification-sensitive areas; which were classified into four classes (i.e., low; moderate; high and very high sensitivity). Results indicated that only 16.63% of the sites in the study were classified as least sensitive to desertification; and 50.34% were classified as highly and very highly sensitive areas. Findings also showed that climate and human pressure factors are the most important indicators affecting desertification sensitivity in the MDV. The framework used in this research provides suitable results and can be easily implemented in similar oasis arid areas.

Varietal reaction and genetic resistance of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) to subterranean clover stunt virus infection

1960 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 723 ◽  
Author(s):  
NW Grylls ◽  
JW Peak
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Genetic Resistance ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Subterranean Clover Stunt Virus ◽  
Mediterranean Regions ◽  
The Mediterranean

Resistance to subterranean clover stunt virus was explored in 390 strains and named varieties of subterranean clover from the Mediterranean regions, England, France, the Iberian peninsula, New Zealand, and Australia. High levels of genetic resistance were shown in the Australian varieties Tallarook, Hill's Small, and Bass B. Resistance of a selected group of F2's was found to be midway between that of the parents. In selected groups of F4 generation hybrids, and in selected second and third generation backcrosses, resistance equal to that of Tallarook was shown. The apparent recovery of some plants during tests in the glass-house was shown to be a form of temporary tolerance to the virus.

scholarly journals The distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup H in southern Iberia indicates ancient human genetic exchanges along the western edge of the Mediterranean

BMC Genetics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Candela L. Hernández ◽  
Jean M. Dugoujon ◽  
Andrea Novelletto ◽  
Juan N. Rodríguez ◽  
Pedro Cuesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Southern Iberia ◽  
The Mediterranean
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