Muddle wrestling: grappling for conceptual clarity in archaic Greek money, in M. Canevaro, A. Erskine, B. Grey, and J. Ober eds. Ancient Greek History and Contemporary Social Science. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 485–511. By Peter van Alfen

https://www.academia.edu/38083242/Muddle_wrestling_grappling_for_conceptual_clarity_in_archaic_Greek_money_in_M_Canevaro_A_Erskine_B_Grey_and_J_Ober_eds_Ancient_Greek_History_and_Contemporary_Social_Science_Edinburgh_University_Press_pp_485_511?nav_from=227cd873-529a-4d8d-b782-f2bdaefaa9c8 This chapter explores the emergence of coinage in the ancient Greek world and its implications for the understanding of money. It confronts the historical and conceptual issues surrounding the notion of money before the advent of coins, examining different traditions of monetary thought from the Near East and the Aegean. The work critiques existing frameworks in ancient studies influenced by neoclassical economics and draws on recent sociological debates to enhance clarity in defining the nature and purpose of money, aiming for a deeper grasp of the foundational changes in monetary practice around the time of coinage. ...