Rethinking the minimi of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands in late antiquity

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper revisits the minimi found in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands and the mixed assemblages that include not only Visigothic bronzes but also other coins, especially late Roman, Byzantine and Vandal pieces. The interpretative framework of these minimi is expanded by including new geographical and chronological information. The numismatic information is contextualised with the evidence provided by ceramics. The aim is to complement both sources of information in order to reach a clearer picture of the transitional period between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages in the territory under consideration.