Overview

The book examines the moneyers, those men responsible for minting the king's coinage, within developing urban society in England during the tenth and eleventh centuries to address both their status and whether the internal workplace organisation of the mints might reflect the complexity of an Anglo-Saxon 'state'. In reviewing the minting operation of late Anglo-Saxon England, and the men in charge of those mints, a better picture of the social history of pre-Conquest England is realised. These men were likely part of the thegnly or burgess class and how they organised themselves might reflect broader trends in how those outside of the aristocracy acted in response to royal directives. The book outlines a new and innovative method of analysing the organisation of labour in Medieval England. These new techniques and methodologies provide support for a previously unknown level of complexity in English minting. Accompanying the book are several digital downloads, including the Moneyers of England Database, 973-1086, consisting of information on 3,646 periods of moneyer activity derived from 28,576 individual coins produced at ninety-nine geographic locations.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jeremy Piercy
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.945kg
ISBN:  

9781407353746

ISBN 10:   1407353748
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   30 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\f0\fs22 List of Figures\par List of Tables\par List of Maps\par Foreword\par List of Abbreviations\par Glossary \par Abstract\par 1. Introduction\par Who were the Moneyers and what was their status?\par Political and Economic Development in Anglo-Saxon England\par Minting and Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England\par 2. Methodology\par Problems with the Current Resources on the Moneyers\par A Preparatory to a Prosopography\par Die-Links\par Charters\par Uses of the Database in Historical Analysis\par The Coverage of the Database\par Data Entry\par Moneyer Name\par Mint\par Range of Active Dates\par The Organisation of the Database\par The Moneyers of England Database, 973-1086\par 3. Onomastic Patterns in the Late Anglo-Saxon Moneyers\par Introduction\par Inheritance in Late Anglo-Saxon England\par Moneyer Groups as Families\par Onomastic Trends in the MED\par Case Study 1: The [Brun-] Name Sequence\par Case Study 2: The [Os-] Name Sequence\par Case Study 3: The [Deor-] Name Sequence\par Case Study 4: The [Eald-] Name Sequence\par Case Study 5: The [Gold-] Name Sequence\par Case Study 6: The [Theod-] Name Sequence\par The Primary Name Sequences of London\par Name Sequence Variation in the London and Southwark Mints\par The [\'c6lf-] Name Sequence in London\par The [\'c6thel-] Name Sequence in London \par The [Beorht-] Name Sequence in London\par The [Ead-] Name Sequence in London\par The [God-] Name Sequence in London\par The [Leof-] Name Sequence in London\par The [Wulf-] Name Sequence in London\par The Southwark Mint\par Conclusion\par 4. The Moneyers and Mints of Late Anglo-Saxon England\par Mint Classi\u64257?cation and Name Sequence Organisation\par 5. Moneyer Grouping Patterns in Anglo-Saxon Mints\par Moneyers Operating in Groups within the London Mint\par The \lquote Stair-Step\rquote Pattern of Moneyer Grouping\par 6. Organisational Structure of Late Anglo-Saxon Mints\par Introduction\par Moneyer Rotation Cycles\par Theories and Possible Causes of this Rotation Cycle\par Major Mints Summary\par Minor Mints Summary\par 7. Conclusions, Limitations, and Future Implications\par Introduction\par Findings\par Limitations of the Research\par Future Implications\par Final Thoughts\par Bibliography\par Primary Sources\par Unpublished Material\par Printed Material\par Websites and Online Resources\par Secondary Sources\par Appendix 1\par Supplementary data on moneyers and their coins, including Appendix 1 in graphical format, are available as an accompanying download.\par \lang1033\par }

Reviews

'This is an original piece of work which takes the study of late Anglo-Saxon moneyers to a new level.' Prof. J.L. Bolton, Queen Mary University of London 'There are many discussions of moneyers and their part in the coinage, but this is by far the most sustained and important treatment of the topic in over thirty years, since E. A. Freeman's study of moneyers under Edward the Confessor in the 1980s.' Dr. Rory Naismith, King's College London 'To my knowledge there are no existing works that catalogue and examine the moneyers of late Anglo-Saxon England as a group. This work not only furthers our understanding of late Anglo-Saxon mints and the activities of the moneyers, but it will also prepare the ground for future studies on moneyers, coinage and the economy. . This work will be of interest to historians and numismatists working on late Anglo-Saxon England as well as other parts of the early medieval world. In particular, it makes information about moneyers and mints accessible to those outside the field of numismatics.' Dr Chelsea Shields-Mas, SUNY

Author Information

Jeremy Piercy completed his PhD in History at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. His research is in medieval social and economic history with concentrations in Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures. His work addresses the intersection of history, linguistics, numismatics, and material culture.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions