- Tytuł:
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Peksy. Próba interpretacji nacięć na wczesnośredniowiecznych monetach
A tentative interpretation of peck marks upon coins of the Viking Age - Autorzy:
- Czwojda, Łukasz
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2117768.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2007
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
- Opis:
- Pecks - this is a customary name of one of the kinds of incisions occurring upon early medieval coins and other silver objects of the time. Pecks in large numbers would have occurred on silver from the end of the tenth till the end of the eleventh centuries over the Western Slavonic area, as well as in Scandinavia, earlier also in the British Isles. The reason why pecks would have been made are not clear whatsoever. There are two hypotheses. The first one maintains that pecks would have been made to check up on the quality of metal, or to sort out the counterfeits. The other ones says that pecks marks are the effects of irrational proceedings of a magic character. In author's opinion while investigating a special regard to the complex of traces accompanying pecks is the key to the correct specification of the incisions' function. These traces are bendings, indents, flattenings and tracks, which so far have not been appropriately considered. The author is of the opinion that the incisions cannot be regarded as silver quality test. Probably the proceedings in question expressed the fears that accompanied the users of silver and were supposed o guard the against its negative influence.
- Źródło:
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Wiadomości Numizmatyczne; 2007, 51, 1(183); 1-28
0043-5155 - Pojawia się w:
- Wiadomości Numizmatyczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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