Coins and villae in late Roman Lusitania: collapse of the Roman currency economy?

The present paper aims to characterise the economy and society of rural Lusitania
through the analysis of the numismatic record from 37 villae, especially during Late Antiquity. After examining the development of coinage in rural contexts during the Empire,
different velocities of money are attested in the cities and the countryside. Finally, I have
tried to understand how the major changes undergone by villae and the disruptions of
money supply to the West during the 5th and 6th centuries affected monetary economies.

coinage; villae; currency circulation; rural economy; lusitania; monetazione; ville; circolazione monetaria; economia rurale; lusitania

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