Medieval European Coinage: Volume 8, Britain and Ireland c.4001066 by Rory Naismith

Medieval European Coinage: Volume 8, Britain and Ireland c.4001066 by Rory Naismith

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Presenting the most authoritative treatment of early medieval British and Irish coinage and monetary history in several decades, this volume focuses on the significance of numismatics for the administrative, economic and political history of Anglo-Saxon England, the Vikings and early medieval Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Medieval European Coinage: Volume 8, Britain and Ireland c.4001066 by Rory Naismith

This volume of Medieval European Coinage traces the coinage and monetary history of Britain and Ireland in the early Middle Ages, offering the first major single-volume treatment of the subject in decades. It examines the period from the end of the Roman province of Britain in the fifth century to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169-71. The volume re-evaluates the complex seventh- and eighth-century English coinages, follows the evolution of the Anglo-Saxon coinage into one of the most sophisticated monetary systems in medieval Europe, and also covers the coins issued by Viking settlers in parts of England and Ireland. Bringing recent advances in historical and numismatic research to a wider audience, this landmark volume is supported by one of the most complete catalogues of the period illustrating the world-class collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
'What more is there to say about a book that actually need not be reviewed but simply bought? It is the equivalent of the black t-shirt inside every wardrobe - an essential to everyone who occasionally occupies themselves with medieval coins' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly (www.coinsweekly.com)
'The volume is a comprehensive review of the historical, economic and numismatic development of coinage in Britain and Ireland from the departure of the Romans to the Norman Conquest, and its scholarly perception.' Stewart Lyon, The English Historical Review
Dr Rory Naismith is Lecturer in Early Medieval British History at King's College London and formerly a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He has published extensively on the history of early medieval Britain and Europe, particularly from an economic and monetary perspective. Previous books include The Coinage of Southern England, 796–865 (2011) and Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: The Southern English Kingdoms 757–865 (Cambridge, 2012), winner of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists Best First Book Prize 2013.
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ISBN 13 9780521260169
ISBN 10 0521260167
Title Medieval European Coinage: Volume 8, Britain and Ireland c.4001066
Author Rory Naismith
Series Medieval European Coinage
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2017-04-20
Number of pages 922
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