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Groundbreaking collection of articles - drawing upon recent advances in both discovery techniques and classification systems - centred upon the study of early Anglo-Saxon coinage and its iconography.
Recent years have seen increasing interest being taken by both scholars and enthusiasts in the remarkable iconography of early Anglo-Saxon coinage. During this period there was a remarkable diversity of intentionally ambiguous imagery conflating the various traditions then extant in England, and indeed the sheer quantity of types produced in post-Roman Britain prior to the establishment of a clear political hierarchy has often been regarded as a daunting hurdle for scholarly research. Although this wealth of material has long been available, recent advances in both discovery techniques and classification systems have seen a renewal of interest in these largely neglected artefacts.This volume draws upon these advances to establish a new benchmark for the study of coin typologies. Going beyond the traditional studies of moneyers, mint marks and monarchs, these essays draw upon the imagery present upon the coins themselves to offer new insights into Anglo-Saxon art and society.
Recent years have seen increasing interest being taken by both scholars and enthusiasts in the remarkable iconography of early Anglo-Saxon coinage. During this period there was a remarkable diversity of intentionally ambiguous imagery conflating the various traditions then extant in England, and indeed the sheer quantity of types produced in post-Roman Britain prior to the establishment of a clear political hierarchy has often been regarded as a daunting hurdle for scholarly research. Although this wealth of material has long been available, recent advances in both discovery techniques and classification systems have seen a renewal of interest in these largely neglected artefacts.This volume draws upon these advances to establish a new benchmark for the study of coin typologies. Going beyond the traditional studies of moneyers, mint marks and monarchs, these essays draw upon the imagery present upon the coins themselves to offer new insights into Anglo-Saxon art and society.
Price: $85.00
Pages: 210
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Publication Date:
15 May 2008
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781843833710
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages
A most welcome development for Anglo-Saxon studies.
Introduction - Tony Abramson
Twenty-one Years of progress - Michael David Metcalf
Series Q: The Archaeological Perspective - John Andrew Newman
Thrysses, Sceattas and the Cult of the Cross - Ian Nicholas Wood
Some New Types - Tony Abramson
Series K and L - Anna Gannon
Series X and Coin Circulation in Ribe - Claus Feveile
The 2006 Symposium and Beyond - Mark Blackburn
The Sceattas of Series D - Wybrand Op den Velde
Sceattas from a site in Essex - Michael Bonser
Orthographical Standardisation - Philip A. Shaw
Fifty Years after Dunning - Richard Hodges
The Beowulf Collection
The Patrick Finn Sceatta Index
Twenty-one Years of progress - Michael David Metcalf
Series Q: The Archaeological Perspective - John Andrew Newman
Thrysses, Sceattas and the Cult of the Cross - Ian Nicholas Wood
Some New Types - Tony Abramson
Series K and L - Anna Gannon
Series X and Coin Circulation in Ribe - Claus Feveile
The 2006 Symposium and Beyond - Mark Blackburn
The Sceattas of Series D - Wybrand Op den Velde
Sceattas from a site in Essex - Michael Bonser
Orthographical Standardisation - Philip A. Shaw
Fifty Years after Dunning - Richard Hodges
The Beowulf Collection
The Patrick Finn Sceatta Index