Anglo-Saxon Coins II: Southern English Coinage from Offa to Alfred C. 760-880

by Rory Naismith

This publication catalogues the British Museum's uniquely important collection of coins from southern England of the period c. 760-880. During these years, the broad and thin silver penny became established as the standard denomination, used by multiple kingdoms including East Anglia, Kent, Mercia and Wessex, and issued in the names of kings such as Offa of Mercia and Alfred the Great. As a window onto the culture and ideology of Anglo-Saxon England...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714118249
• ISBN13: 9780714118246
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.8"