Coins
Required
- *Slides on coins (9/22/26)
- *The introuction of coins in the Mediterranean world, in India, in China. (Pages from David Graeber, Debt.)
Additional material
- Velde, François (2013). "On the Origin of Specie," (August 15, 213). (You will appreciate the singular). Skip for the mid-term.
- Bresson, Alain (2016). Money and credit in ancient Athens, chap," chapter 10 in The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy. You may browse now. More instructions for in depth reading to be posted later.
- Sussman, N. (1993). "Debasements, Royal Revenues and Inflation in France During theHundred Years War," Journal of Economic History, 53, 44-70.
Pages 44-49, 54-56, 61-63, 66-67, 69. Pages 49-54 which are more technical. The same (technical) material is presented in the Notes (above). You may also compare the two presentations. For the interpretation of the tables however, you would have to know the notation of the paper. The purpose of the reading is not to burden you more but to give more pespective.
- Nicole Oresme (1320-1382). De Moneta (On Money).