num_pages: 80
description: Coins are among the most important sources of information for the Anglo-Saxon period. In addition to what they tell us about the Anglo-Saxon economy the combination of inscriptions and images provide evidence about kingship religion and cultural identity.Written by one of the foremost experts on Anglo-Saxon coins this book provides an overview of Anglo-Saxon coins in their historical context drawing on recent finds as well as famous treasures to provide an authoritative account of current interpretations. Covering the period from the Anglo-Saxon settlements of the fifth century through the emergence of the great kingdoms of Kent East Anglia Mercia Northumbria and Wessex to the Viking invasions of the mid-ninth century and the conquest of all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms apart from the Wessex of Alfred the Great this is an essential volume for any aspiring amateur archeologist coin collector or student interested in this historical period.
language: English
title: Early Anglo-Saxon Coins
publisher: Shire