« Numismatic Taxonomy »
1984; French Numismatic Society; Volume: 6; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3406/numi.1984.1867
ISSN1963-1693
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Archaeological Studies
ResumoRevue Numismatique, 6e série, XXVI, 1984, p. 258-268. T. V. Buttrey, Numismatic Taxonomy. — A review-article of Alan M. Stahl, The Merovingian Coinage of the Region of Metz (Louvain-la-Neuve, 1982) [Publications d'Histoire de l'Art et d'Archéologie de l'Université catholique de Louvain XXX : Numismatica Lovaniensia 5]. The study (I) defines the monetary area of Merovingian Metz and collects a great many new coins, (2) calculates a gold fineness of many pieces by Specific Gravity and (3) proposes a new, computer-guided method of arranging the disparate material into chronologically sequential « Clusters ». Unfortunately the text is full of errors and inconsistencies, while the S. G.'s and the computer operation are unreliable.
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