| Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: The Southern English Kingdoms, 757 865 Contributor(s): Naismith, Rory (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107006627 ISBN-13: 9781107006621 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Coins, Currency & Medals - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 737.494 |
| LCCN: 2011026076 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Naismith, Rory: - Rory Naismith is a Junior Research Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge, working in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge and the Department of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. |