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OverviewThe Watlington Hoard was discovered in southern Oxfordshire in 2015 by a metal-detectorist, and acquired by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in 2017. A nationally-important find of coinage and metalwork, and the first major Viking-Age hoard from the county, it dates from the late 870s, a fundamental and tumultuous period in Britain’s history. The contents of the hoard include a highly significant collection of over 200 silver pennies, mostly of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, and Ceolwulf II, king of Mercia, transforming our understanding of the coinage in this period, and 23 silver and gold pieces of contemporary metalwork much of which was derived from Scandinavia. Presenting the complete publication of the objects and coins in the Watlington Hoard – including an important re-assessment of the coinage of the late 870s – the authors discuss its wider implications for our understanding of hoarding in late 9th-century southern Britain, interactions between the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, and the movements of the Viking Great Army after the Battle of Edington in 878. The book also relates another side to the hoard’s story, beginning with its discovery and excavation, charting its path through the conservation work and acquisition by the Ashmolean Museum to the public outreach projects which ran alongside the scholarly research into the hoard. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr John Naylor (National Finds Adviser for Early Medieval and Later Coinage, University of Oxford) , Dr Eleanor Standley (Curator of Medieval Archaeology / Associate Professor of Later Medieval Archaeology, University of Oxford)Publisher: Archaeopress Imprint: Archaeopress Weight: 0.959kg ISBN: 9781789698299ISBN 10: 1789698294 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 16 June 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword – Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum ; Chapter 1 Introduction ; Chapter 2 The Watlington Hoard uncovered: from discovery to acquisition and beyond ; Chapter 3 The archaeology and landscape of the Upper Thames Valley in the 9th century – John Naylor ; Chapter 4 Oxfordshire, Wessex, and Mercia in the Age of Alfred the Great – Ryan Lavelle ; Chapter 5 The coinage of Wessex and Mercia, c.875–79: a re-assessment of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge types – John Naylor ; Chapter 6 The coins of the Watlington Hoard – John Naylor with a contribution by Simon Coupland ; Chapter 7 The non-numismatic objects of the Watlington hoard – Jane Kershaw ; Chapter 8 Money in southern England in the 870s in the light of the Watlington hoard – Julian Baker ; Chapter 9 The Watlington Hoard in Context – John Naylor ; Catalogue 1 The non-numismatic objects – Compiled and edited by Eleanor Standley ; Catalogue 2 The coins – John Naylor ; Appendix 1 A revised checklist of finds of Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type coins – Compiled by John Naylor ; Appendix 2 A visual summary guide to the classification of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type pennies – John Naylor ; Appendix 3 The moneyers of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type pennies ; Appendix 4 Concordance table showing the spellings of moneyer’s names ; BibliographyReviews'This is an impressive volume, which demonstrates the value of collaboration between archaeologists, heritage professionals, and responsible metal-detectorists.' - Murray Andrews (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 394 'This is an impressive volume, which demonstrates the value of collaboration between archaeologists, heritage professionals, and responsible metal-detectorists.' – Murray Andrews (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 394 Author InformationDr John Naylor is the Portable Antiquities Scheme’s National Finds Adviser for Early Medieval and Later Coinage, based in the Heberden Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. His research focuses on the archaeology and numismatics of early medieval Europe. ; Dr Eleanor Standley is Curator of Medieval Archaeology in the Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and Associate Professor of Later Medieval Archaeology in the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the later medieval period in Britain and Europe, with a special interest in daily life and the socio-cultural significance of everyday objects. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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