Excavations at Helgö X: Coins, Iron and Gold

Preface 5
Bengt E. Hovén / The Sasanian and Islamic Coins 7
Short numismatic excursus about the more noteworthy coins in the collection described above 9
Bibliography 10
Table 11
Ola Kyhlberg / Late Roman and Byzantine Solidi: An archaeological analysis of coins and hoards 13
1. The Socio-Economic Background of the Solidi 13
2. The Solidi 26
3. The Solidi Hoards 42
4. Methodological Studies of Solidi Hoards 50
5. Kolben Armlets 66
6. Plates 74
7. Catalogue 102
8. Abbreviations 121
9. References 121
Brita Maimer / West European Silver Coins at Helgö 127
Pär Hallinder, Hanne Flyge and Jørn Randrup / The Iron Slag from Helgö: An archaeological and scientific study 131
1. Introduction 131
2. Iron Slag: An Orientation 131
3. The Value of Iron Slag as a Source of Evidence 133
4. A Survey of the Material 133
5. Comparative Analysis 137
6. Scientific Analyses of Iron Slag 140
7. Archaeological and Scientific Grouping of the Analyses: A Comparison 145
8. Iron Slag and Iron Working at Helgö 146
References 150
W. A. Oddy and V. E. G. Meyer / The Analysis of the Gold Finds from Helgö and their Relationships to other Early Medieval Gold 153
1. Introduction 153
2. Methods of Analysis 154
3. The Analysis Results 155
4. Conclusions 160
Bibliography 160
Tables 161
Appendix I by N. D. Meeks and W. A. Oddy 174
Appendix II by W. A. Oddy and N. D. Meeks 176