Ricerche sugli aspetti monetari e sociali di Creta in età ellenistica: le ragioni di un confronto / Investigations on monetary and social aspects of Crete in the Hellenistic age: the reasons for a debate

For a long time now, studies on the economy of Greek cities have increasingly focused on material culture and numismatics. Today, there is a deep awareness that detail studies can yield crucial information about issues of production, exchange, and consumption of goods, and – in combination with written sources – add to our knowledge of how the economy functioned and how it was influenced by the social, political, and cultural context. Survey of economic and financial questions concerning the Hellenistic and late Hellenistic periods,