Mints and money in medieval England

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"Money could be as essential to everyday life in medieval England as it is today, but who made the coinage, how was it used and why is it important? This definitive study charts the development of coin production from the small workshops of Anglo-Saxon and Norman England to the centralised factory mints of the late Middle Ages, the largest being in the Tower of London. Martin Allen investigates the working lives of the people employed in the mint...

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Coinage England History

England Economic conditions 1066-1485

Money England History

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ISBN:

9781107564985

Edition:

First paperback edition

Description:

xvii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:

First published 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Moneyers and mints, c.973-1158; 2. The centralisation of minting, 1158-1278; 3. Mints and their men, 1279-1544; 4. Mint workshop practice and equipment; 5. Standards of weight and fineness; 6. Profits; 7. The exchanges in the city of London; 8. The sources of bullion for the English coinage; 9. Mint output; 10. The changing size of the currency; 11. The currency in circulation; Conclusion; Appendices

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1690683

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