A publication devoted to the birth, circulation and comprehensive functions of medieval coinage in Europe.
The author shows the origins of medieval minting and its links with the traditions of Roman and Byzantine culture. He extensively discusses the process of coinage, the origin of their names, the dependence of the shape of ornamentation and inscriptions, on the conditions in which the coins were created.
The work is illustrated with black and white photographs.
- Binding: hardback with wrapper
- Edition: Warsaw, 1988
- Pages: 483
- Format: 17 cm x 24.5 cm