A Worth of their Own. On Gotland in the Baltic Sea, and its 12th-century Coinage
Nanouschka Myrberg
In about AD 1140, the island of Gotland initiated what was to become one most influential coinages medieval Baltic Sea area. This part a strategy meet impact and pressure from world outside in period characterised by large-scale political ideological changes. this situation, old new networks were important maintain autonomy those aiming for dominance over island. The coins, with an independent weight standard iconography inspired NW German Frisian way attracting partners island's main harbour, where its inhabitants could control trading peace. Coins incorporate them dimensions object, text picture. A historical archaeology coins needs not only focus on perspectives formal power, but must also give archaeological context, life biography social negotiations behind their production use. Thus intention reality, symbolism practice may be studied find openings stories objects. different together sources away plenty information several levels: networks, framework, artisanship changing loyalties time
Medieval Archaeology