The Lyon Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins

Stewart Lyon (Independent scholar)

$212

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Oxford University Press
05 January 2017

British & Irish history; Medieval history; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)

Series: Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles

This book records, illustrates, and discusses the context of more than 1,000 coins from the Anglo-Saxon period, assembled by the author during 60 years of scholarly research and deposited by him in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, on lifetime loan. The composition of the collection reflects this research and is therefore particularly strong in the so-called sceattas and stycas of the kingdom of Northumbria, and also in silver pennies of Edward the Elder from the early 10th century, as well as the issues of Æthelred II and Cnut which immediately preceded and followed the former's death in 1016. A textual chapter discusses and points to a resolution of the discrepancy in 9th-century Northumbrian chronology as presented by Norman historians and from analysis of the coinage. A later chapter reviews the evidence of documents, hoards and the analytical study of the surviving coinage for the dates and durations of its periodic renewal in the fifty years after its reform by Edgar c.973.

By: Stewart Lyon (Independent scholar)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 68
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 201mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197266021
ISBN 10: 0197266029
Series: Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 05 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Educated at Liverpool College and Trinity College, Cambridge (MA, PhD). President, British Numismatic Society 1966-70 (currently a Vice-President) and Sanford Saltus gold medallist 1974. An actuary by profession; President of the Institute of Actuaries 1982-84.