Crediti in natura, operazioni finanziarie garantite da derrate e attività bancaria nel mondo romano tra I e VI sec.

Also in the banking activity of the late antiquity, as for the previous centuries, there is a conspicuous operation concerning goods in nature and in particular goods and foodstuffs. Contrary to traditional opinion, this is not a symptom of backwardness of the banking system but rather denotes its particular suitability to support the actual needs of commercial traffic and economic production.