English Medieval Coin Hoards
age of the sterling penny 1180−1351
$272.81
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2024
Summary
Buried Treasure: Unearthing Medieval English Coin Hoards (1180-1351)
The late 12th and 13th centuries saw complete national recoinages in 1180, 1247 and 1279, a process that reminted the nation’s entire money supply. After 1279, this practice ceased, and changes to coinage standards from 1351 onward facilitated a more gradual removal of older coins. The collapse of the Angevin empire, Magna Carta, the birth of Parliament, and the onset of the Anglo-Scottish wars all influenced curre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780861592449 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0861592441 |
| Series: | British Museum Research Publications |
| Author: | Barrie Cook |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 210mm |
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About The Author
Barrie Cook
Barrie Cook is Curator of Medieval and Modern Collections in the Department of Money and Medals at the British Museum, with particular responsibility for the coinage of Britain, Europe and their colonies and dependencies c. 600-c. 1800. His role has included responsibility for new English coin hoards in his area of specialism under the terms of the Treasure system. He has curated 15 numismatic exhibitions at the British Museum and contributed to a range of other major exhibitions and galleries. He acted as series curator for the BM/BBC Radio 4 collaborations A history of the world in 100 objects, Shakespeare’s restless world, Germany: memories of a nation and Living with the Gods and was lead curator for the exhibition Germany: memories of a nation, at the British Museum (2014), Berlin (2016) and Copenhagen (2019).
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