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001 2011026076
003 DLC
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008 110617s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011026076
020 $a9781107006621 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-uk---$ae-uk-en
050 00 $aCJ2490$b.N35 2011
082 00 $a737.4942$223
084 $aHIS015000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aNaismith, Rory.
245 10 $aMoney and power in Anglo-Saxon England :$bthe southern English kingdoms, 757-865 /$cRory Naismith.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1109
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aCambridge studies in medieval life and thought : fourth series ;$v80
520 $a"This groundbreaking study of coinage in early medieval England is the first to take account of the very significant additions to the corpus of southern English coins discovered in recent years and to situate this evidence within the wider historical context of Anglo-Saxon England and its continental neighbours. Its nine chapters integrate historical and numismatic research to explore who made early medieval coinage, who used it and why. The currency emerges as a significant resource accessible across society and, through analysis of its production, circulation and use, the author shows that control over coinage could be a major asset. This control was guided as much by ideology as by economics and embraced several levels of power, from kings down to individual craftsmen. Thematic in approach, this innovative book offers an engaging, wide-ranging account of Anglo-Saxon coinage as a unique and revealing gauge for the interaction of society, economy and government"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine 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.
650 0 $aCoins, Anglo-Saxon$zEngland, Southern.
650 0 $aCoinage$zEngland, Southern$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yAnglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
650 0 $aAnglo-Saxons$xKings and rulers.
650 0 $aCoins, Anglo-Saxon.
650 0 $aMints$zEngland$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aNumismatics$zEngland.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/06621/cover/9781107006621.jpg