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English Medieval Coin Hoards I: Cross and Crosslets, Short Cross and Long Cross Hoards by
M. M. Archibald and B. J. Cook
This volume is the first in a new The British Museum
series entitled English Medieval Coin Hoards. It publishes for the first time a group of
hoards of the Cross and Crosslets, Short Cross and Long Cross coinages of the period
1158-1247, amounting to a total of 15,450 coins. The hoards give new insights into these
coinages, notably the impact of the 1173-4 revolt against Henry II, and the nature of the
currency in the early years of the Short Cross issue. Above all it gives full details of
the massive 1969 Colchester hoard. The first part of this, deposited in 1256, provides the
best evidence in print on mints and moneyers of the earlier years of the Long Cross
coinage, while the nature of the second part, added to the hoard in 1268-78, increases its
historical significance through its likely connection with the Jewish community in
Colchester. vi, 170 pages including 22 fine plates + illustration in text (British Museum
Occasional Paper 87, 2001) ISBN 0861590872. Large format, paperback. NEW! Retails for US
$51.00! For review of this book, please see: Allen, Martin. "Archibald, M.M., and
B.J. Cook. English Medieval Coin Hoards: I. Cross and Crosslets, Short Cross and Long
Cross Hoards. British Museum, London, 2001.," Numismatic Chronicle 163 (2003), pp.
421-424. |
