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- Book Title
- Watlington Hoard : Coinage, Kings and the Viking Great Army in Ox
- ISBN
- 9781789698299
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Topic
- Archaeology, Coins, Currency & Medals, Europe / Medieval, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, History
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Archaeopress
ISBN-10
1789698294
ISBN-13
9781789698299
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8057283005
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Coins, Currency & Medals, Europe / Medieval, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, History
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
11 In.
Item Weight
33.8 Oz
Item Width
8.6 In.
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2020-479736
TitleLeading
The
Book Title
Watlington Hoard : Coinage, Kings and the Viking Great Army in Oxfordshire, AD875-880
Dewey Decimal
737.49425/79
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Synopsis
The 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., Presenting the complete publication of the objects and coins in the Watlington Hoard, 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.
Publication Year
2022
Reviews
'This excellent volume provides thereby an important contribution to our growing understanding of the Viking Great Army.' - Julian Richards (2023): Medieval Archaeologyvol 67.1, 'On many different levels this volume on the Watlington Hoard is significant for Anglo-Saxon studies, containing interesting papers which are well-supported by numerous photographs, maps, and tables to aid interpretation.' - Barbara Yorke (2023): Oxoniensia Vol. 88, '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 "On many different levels this volume on the Watlington Hoard is significant for Anglo-Saxon studies, containing interesting papers which are well-supported by numerous photographs, maps, and tables to aid interpretation." Barbara Yorke (2023): Oxoniensia Vol. 88 "This excellent volume provides thereby an important contribution to our growing understanding of the Viking Great Army." Julian Richards (2023): Medieval Archaeology vol 67.1 "It is a real pleasure to welcome the publication of this very informative and well-produced volume, which puts on record in admirable detail all the component ele-ments of a major hoard of late ninth century coins, silver ingots, and other related precious metal Viking-age items, found by a detectorist on Oxfordshire farmland close to the small town of Watlington in October 2015." Hugh Pagan (2022): British Numismatic Journal 92, 'It is a real pleasure to welcome the publication of this very informative and well-produced volume, which puts on record in admirable detail all the component elements of a major hoard of late ninth century coins, silver ingots, and other related precious metal Viking-age items, found by a detectorist on Oxfordshire farmland close to the small town of Watlington in October 2015.' - Hugh Pagan (2022): British Numismatic Journal 92
Dewey Edition
23
Format
Trade Paperback
Table Of Content
Foreword - 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 ; Bibliography
LC Classification Number
CJ1103.W38
Number of Pages
260 pages
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