The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71

Edited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in t...

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description Edited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume.During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1576682025-07-29T21:38:22Z The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71 Biddle, Martin Antiques & Collectibles Coins, Currency & Medals History Europe Great Britain Middle Ages (449-1066) bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WC Antiques & collectables::WCF Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics) bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history Edited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume.During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period. 2025-03-23T20:00:05Z 2025-03-23T20:00:05Z 2025-03-14T05:44:40Z 2023 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100027 9781803270135 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/157668 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100027/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100027/1/external_content.pdf Archaeopress Publishing Archaeopress Publishing Ltd 59b4663a-f67e-4c39-b0e5-149245151ec1 Knowledge Unlatched 9781803270135 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services Archaeopress Publishing Ltd open access
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bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history
The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title_full The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title_fullStr The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title_full_unstemmed The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title_short The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
title_sort winchester mint and coins and related finds from the excavations of 1961 71
topic Antiques & Collectibles
Coins, Currency & Medals
History
Europe
Great Britain
Middle Ages (449-1066)
bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WC Antiques & collectables::WCF Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history
topic_facet Antiques & Collectibles
Coins, Currency & Medals
History
Europe
Great Britain
Middle Ages (449-1066)
bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WC Antiques & collectables::WCF Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history
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