ABSTRACT
This study represents a spatial study of medieval coins discovered in the nave and the tower of the church of Bunge on north-eastern Gotland. With more than 4,000 coins, Bunge represents one of the most prolific and productive Christian ritual sites in Scandinavia. The aim is to analyse and compare the use of coins in Bunge and the issue of how coins, as a means of payment, relate and interact with the liturgical space. In the church, the well-documented and richly furnished church, the ubiquity of coins, which almost litter the space, and the presence of other small finds such as beads and pins make it possible to study the coins as an integral part of material culture discarded or offered. It is argued that clustering of coins, beads and pins may reflect movements of people and things, burials, offerings and monetary behaviour. In some instances, densities of coin material and empty spaces indicate the placement of medieval interiors and constructions now lost.
