Martin Allen (Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum)

Mints and Money in Medieval England

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Produktbeschreibung

Who made medieval coinage, how was it used and why is it important? This definitive study traces coin production in England from small Anglo-Saxon and Norman workshops to the centralised factory mints of the late Middle Ages, situating mints and money in the context of medieval England's commerce and government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 596
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1186g
• ISBN-13: 9781107564985
• ISBN-10: 1107564980
• Artikelnr.: 42741685

Autorenporträt

Martin Allen is a Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of History. His first book, The Durham Mint (2003), was awarded the North Book Prize of the British Numismatic Society and his numerous publications and research have established his reputation as one of the leading experts on the money and coinage of medieval England.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Moneyers and mints, c.973-1158
2. The centralisation of minting, 1158-1278
3. Mints and their men, 1279-1544
4. Mint workshop practice and equipment
5. Standards of weight and fineness
6. Profits
7. The exchanges in the city of London
8. The sources of bullion for the English coinage
9. Mint output
10. The changing size of the currency
11. The currency in circulation
Conclusion
Appendices.