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The iconography of early Anglo-Saxon coinage : sixth to eighth centuries / Anna Gannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gannon, Anna, author.
- Series:
- Medieval history and archaeology.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Medieval history and archaeology
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coins, Anglo-Saxon.
- Art, Anglo-Saxon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p. ) ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a scholarly art-historical appraisal of Anglo-Saxon coinage, from its inception in the late-sixth century to Offa's second reform of the penny c. 792. The structure of the text demonstrates the central role of coins in the eclectic visual culture of the time.
- Contents:
- PART I. BACKGROUND; 1. Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England: Sixth to Eighth Centuries; PART II. ICONOGRAPHY; 2. The Bust; 3. Human Figures; 4. Animal Iconography; 5. Reverses with Crosses, Standards/Saltires and Porcupines; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191794-X
- 0-19-925465-6
- 0-19-150133-6
- 0-19-102940-8
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