Money and power in Anglo-Saxon England : the southern English kingdoms, 757-865 / Rory Naismith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naismith, Rory.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coins, Anglo-Saxon--England, Southern.

Coins, Anglo-Saxon.

Coinage--England, Southern--History--To 1500.

Coinage.

Numismatics.

Mints.

History.

Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Great Britain.

Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers.

Anglo-Saxons.

Mints--England--History--To 1500.

Numismatics--England.

England.

Southern England.

Physical Description:

xviii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"This groundbreaking study of coinage in early medieval England is the first to take account of the very significant additions to the corpus of southern English coins discovered in recent years and to situate this evidence within the wider historical context of Anglo-Saxon England and its continental neighbours. Its nine chapters integrate historical and numismatic research to explore who made early medieval coinage, who used it and why. The currency emerges as a significant resource accessible across society and, through analysis of its production, circulation and use, the author shows that control over coinage could be a major asset. This control was guided as much by ideology as by economics and embraced several levels of power, from kings down to individual craftsmen. Thematic in approach, this innovative book offers an engaging, wide-ranging account of Anglo-Saxon coinage as a unique and revealing gauge for the interaction of society, economy and government"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Money in its political context; 3. Looking at coinage: iconography and inscriptions; 4. Authority and minting I: the King; 5. Authority and minting II: mints, die-cutters and moneyers; 6. Value judgements: weight and fineness; 7. Production of coinage; 8. The circulation of coinage; 9. The nature of coin-use in the early Middle Ages; 10. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107006621

1107006627

OCLC:

732967832

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