Coin: Germany

1900.63.0622

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Coin: Germany (1900.63.0622)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media : N/A
Artist/Maker	None
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Germany : Cologne
Period/Date	Carolingian, 9th-10th Century CE
Culture	N/A

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter)	2.14 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth)	0.10 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	1.45 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Metal--Silver
Manufacturing Processes	N/A
Munsell Color Information	waived

Research Remarks

Published Description	"CAROLINGIAN SILVER COIN: While a severe shortage of currency existed in the early Middle Ages, coins never completely disappeared as a medium of exchange. Carolingian rulers divided a pound of silver into 240 parts, from which coins called denarii or pennies were minted. This penny was probably minted at Cologne in the early tenth century." -John Buckler and John McKay, A History of Western Society, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979), 226.
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	Buckler, John, and John McKay. A History of Western Society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	N/A
Reproduction Information	N/A

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