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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4902305, member: 75482"]Based on archaeological evidence, it seems that coins fell out of use entirely during the British Dark Age. Copper was pretty well finished by the Roman pullout. Silver continued in use until about 430. Some continental gold continued to reach the island as bullion as late as 475. From the mid-5th century until about 600, there was very little going on in Britain in terms of an exchange economy. Villages were self-suffient. Taxes were paid in kind. Donatives were gifted in kind. Continental gold coins came back into use in England after 600, as evidenced by the contents of the Sutton Hoo purse. By 625, the Saxons in England were beginning to experiment with minting though full monetization was a decades-long process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4902305, member: 75482"]Based on archaeological evidence, it seems that coins fell out of use entirely during the British Dark Age. Copper was pretty well finished by the Roman pullout. Silver continued in use until about 430. Some continental gold continued to reach the island as bullion as late as 475. From the mid-5th century until about 600, there was very little going on in Britain in terms of an exchange economy. Villages were self-suffient. Taxes were paid in kind. Donatives were gifted in kind. Continental gold coins came back into use in England after 600, as evidenced by the contents of the Sutton Hoo purse. By 625, the Saxons in England were beginning to experiment with minting though full monetization was a decades-long process.[/QUOTE]
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