The kings of Norway issued coins on a regular basis starting in the mid-11th century, and probably conducted renovatio monetae whenever a new king came to power. As a privilege of bona regalia, the king could use coin production to serve his own interests. Economic factors are usually the main focus of discussions on coinage, but there were also political, religious and cultural dimensions that must have been important both for the production of coins and in the choice of motives, form and style. From the outset, manipulation of the coinage is visible in the debasement of silver content, followed by a reduction in weight to re-establish the silver level.  In the 12th century, the weights continued to drop and single-faced coins and bracteates became the standard; only a few biface coins are known. These small coins and bracteates from the 12th century carry little or no information concerning issuer, date or place of production. This lack of information has resulted in a gap in our knowledge about the role of these coins in medieval society in Norway. This role was dependent both on the intentions of the producer and on how the coins were perceived by the people, and their will to use them in certain ways. What were the reasons behind issuing the smallest coins ever produced in coin history, and what impact did this dramatic reduction in weight have on the understanding and use of the coin? To advance the discussion it has been vital to establish new knowledge about chronology, coin-issuing authority and mints. These areas have been addressed through two analyses using numismatic and archaeological methods. The results of the initial analyses are combined with an investigation of the size of the coin production and a study of archaeological contexts, in order to reveal how, where and when the bracteates were used.  The theoretical approach to understanding the role of coins is inspired by theories in anthropology and sociology about the many ways in which money can be incorporated in a society, emphasising the complex social component of coins in contrast to the traditional economic emphasis on their neutral qualities as a means of exchange. Central to this are the concepts behind formalism and substantivist and post-substantivist theory. The study concludes with a discussion that explores what can be said about economy and economic systems based on the 12th-century Norwegian coins.

Foi nossa intenção neste trabalho estudar a imagética das emissões locais das vinte e três cidades cunhadoras da Palestina, durante os séculos II a.C. ao II d.C., a fim de entender em que medida a tipologia dessas emissões locais revelam a afirmação política e/ou contraposição à dominação romana no caso das populações locais e os aspectos de instrumentalização política da moeda por parte dos romanos. Também foi nossa intenção neste trabalho, a partir dos estudos monetários, analisar a paulatina influência que a civilização romana estabelecera na região da Palestina, assim como seu relacionamento com a cultura grega e hebraica já presentes na região. Para tanto analisamos as moedas que foram cunhadas nas cidades costeiras: Acco (Ptolemaida), Ascalon (Ashkelon), Cesaréia Marítima, Dora (Dor), e Gaza; nas cidades do interior: Jerusalém (Aelia Capitolina), Citópolis (Nysa, Beth-Shean, Beisan), Gaba, Gamala, Marisa (Maresh), Neápolis (Nablus, Shechem), Sebaste (Shomron, Samaria), Séforis (Zipori, Diocaesarea) e Tiberíades (Tveriah) e nas cidades da Transjordânia: Bostra (Beser), Canata (Keneth), Filadélfia (Rabbat Ammon), Gadara (Gader), Gerasa (Geresh), Hippos-Susita, Panias (Cesaréia Filipe, Banias), Pella (Pehal), e Petra (Reqem) durante o período acima apontado; procuramos nos aprofundar no estudo das fontes textuais e da bibliografia existente; e por fim utilizamos os métodos de análise disponíveis para a iconografia monetária de sorte a atingirmos os objetivos propostos. / It was our intention in this work was to study the imagetic of local coinage from Palestine of the twenty three city-coins during the roman domination between II century BC. until II century AD. Observing the monetaries types we intended to understand how the local typology revels: a) aspects of political instrumentalization of the coin for the romans; b) political affirmation and the counterpoint to roman domination in the case of the local populations. Also it was our intention in this work from the moneatries studies, to analyse the gradual influence that the roman civilization establishes in the region of Palestine, as well as its relationship with the greek and hebrew culture present in the region. For this we analyse the coins that was struck in the coastal cities: Akko (Ptolemais), Dora (Dor), Caesarea, Ascalon (Ashkelon) e Gaza; in the inland cities: Jerusalem (Aelia Capitolina), Nysa-Scythopolis (Bet-Shean, Beisan), Gaba, Gamala, Marisa (Maresh), Neapolis (Nablus, Shechem), Sebaste (Shomron, Samaria), Sepporis (Sippori, Diocaesarea) e Tiberíades (Tveriah) and in the cities of Transjordan: Bostra (Beser), Canatha (Keneth), Philadelphia (Rabbat Ammon), Gadara (Gader), Gerasa (Geresh), Hippos-Susita (Susita), Paneas (Caesarea Philippi, Banias), Pella (Pehal), e Petra (Reqem) during the period above pointed; we tried to deep in the study of literal sources and the actual bibliography; finally we use the available methods of analysis for the monetary iconography with the finality to attain our goals.

La tesi analitza la constitució i el desenvolupament orgànic i funcional de la Casa de la Moneda de Barcelona. La cronologia de l’estudi abasta des del segle XIII, en el qual es conforma la corporació, fins a la seva dissolució arran del Decret de la Nova Planta (1716). S’incideix, sobretot, en el paper de paradigma o model de la seca barcelonina per a altres establiments monetaris de la Corona d’Aragó –València, Mallorca, Esglésies, Càller i Perpinyà–, tant des del punt de vista organitzatiu com des del punt de vista tecnològic. Amb aquesta finalitat, es ressegueixen les relacions mútues d’aquests establiments, els trasllats de personal i les seves conseqüències jurídiques i orgàniques. L’estudi enfoca, des d’una perspectiva institucional, la realitat de la casa de la moneda en dos grans àmbits. El primer és el coneixement intern del dia a dia de la fabricació de la moneda projectada, especialment en dos organismes en cooperació simbiòtica, encara que autònoms per la seva pròpia naturalesa i missió. Es tracta, d’una banda, del Col•legi d’Obrers i de Moneders, la corporació en la qual s’emparava el personal implicat en la tasca monetària –amb el seu Capítol i la seva Cort de justícia–, i, d’altra banda, de la Casa de la Moneda o establiment monetari pròpiament dit, el taller monetari en el qual es verificava l’encunyació del numerari. El segon àmbit d’estudi és la incardinació de la seca amb les administracions reial i municipal, atès que, en diferent grau, depenia d’ambdues a nivell polític i administratiu. En tots els diferents àmbits s’analitza el personal implicat, les seves funcions, la seva organització i els processos de treball dins l’entramat orgànic. / "The Royal Mint of Barcelona. The guilds of minters of the Crown of Aragon" Summary: This research analyzes the formation and organizational and functional development of the Royal Mint of Barcelona. The chronology of the study covers from the 13th century, in which the corporation is formed, until its dissolution following the Decree of Nova Planta (1716). It particularly focuses on the role of model, or paradigm, of the Royal Mint of Barcelona for the mints elsewhere in the Crown of Aragon –Valencia, Mallorca, Vila Chiesa, Cagliari and Perpignan–, both from an organizational and from a technological point of view. For this purpose, the study focuses on the mutual relations of these mints, the transfer of personnel between them and the corresponding legal and organizational consequences. The study approaches, from an institutional perspective, the reality of the mint in two main areas. The first is the internal knowledge of the day-to-day production of coins, focusing especially in the symbiotic cooperation of two different bodies, although autonomous in nature and mission. These bodies are, on the one hand, the Guild or College of Minters, a corporation for the personnel involved in the manufacturing of coins –with its Chapter and its Court of Justice– and, on the other hand, the Mint, that is, the establishment in which the minting of coinage is verified. The second area of study is the incardination of the Royal Mint in the municipal and royal governments, since, in a varying degree, it depended on both of them from a policital and administrative point of view. In all the different areas considered the personnel involved, their functions, their organization and the work processes within the organizational framework are analyzed.

Foi nossa intenção neste trabalho estudar a imagética das emissões locais das vinte e três cidades cunhadoras da Palestina, durante os séculos II a.C. ao II d.C., a fim de entender em que medida a tipologia dessas emissões locais revelam a afirmação política e/ou contraposição à dominação romana no caso das populações locais e os aspectos de instrumentalização política da moeda por parte dos romanos. Também foi nossa intenção neste trabalho, a partir dos estudos monetários, analisar a paulatina influência que a civilização romana estabelecera na região da Palestina, assim como seu relacionamento com a cultura grega e hebraica já presentes na região. Para tanto analisamos as moedas que foram cunhadas nas cidades costeiras: Acco (Ptolemaida), Ascalon (Ashkelon), Cesaréia Marítima, Dora (Dor), e Gaza; nas cidades do interior: Jerusalém (Aelia Capitolina), Citópolis (Nysa, Beth-Shean, Beisan), Gaba, Gamala, Marisa (Maresh), Neápolis (Nablus, Shechem), Sebaste (Shomron, Samaria), Séforis (Zipori, Diocaesarea) e Tiberíades (Tveriah) e nas cidades da Transjordânia: Bostra (Beser), Canata (Keneth), Filadélfia (Rabbat Ammon), Gadara (Gader), Gerasa (Geresh), Hippos-Susita, Panias (Cesaréia Filipe, Banias), Pella (Pehal), e Petra (Reqem) durante o período acima apontado; procuramos nos aprofundar no estudo das fontes textuais e da bibliografia existente; e por fim utilizamos os métodos de análise disponíveis para a iconografia monetária de sorte a atingirmos os objetivos propostos. / It was our intention in this work was to study the imagetic of local coinage from Palestine of the twenty three city-coins during the roman domination between II century BC. until II century AD. Observing the monetaries types we intended to understand how the local typology revels: a) aspects of political instrumentalization of the coin for the romans; b) political affirmation and the counterpoint to roman domination in the case of the local populations. Also it was our intention in this work from the moneatries studies, to analyse the gradual influence that the roman civilization establishes in the region of Palestine, as well as its relationship with the greek and hebrew culture present in the region. For this we analyse the coins that was struck in the coastal cities: Akko (Ptolemais), Dora (Dor), Caesarea, Ascalon (Ashkelon) e Gaza; in the inland cities: Jerusalem (Aelia Capitolina), Nysa-Scythopolis (Bet-Shean, Beisan), Gaba, Gamala, Marisa (Maresh), Neapolis (Nablus, Shechem), Sebaste (Shomron, Samaria), Sepporis (Sippori, Diocaesarea) e Tiberíades (Tveriah) and in the cities of Transjordan: Bostra (Beser), Canatha (Keneth), Philadelphia (Rabbat Ammon), Gadara (Gader), Gerasa (Geresh), Hippos-Susita (Susita), Paneas (Caesarea Philippi, Banias), Pella (Pehal), e Petra (Reqem) during the period above pointed; we tried to deep in the study of literal sources and the actual bibliography; finally we use the available methods of analysis for the monetary iconography with the finality to attain our goals.