Dr Rory Naismith is Lecturer in Early Medieval British History at King's College London and formerly a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He has published extensively on the history of early medieval Britain and Europe, particularly from an economic and monetary perspective. Previous books include The Coinage of Southern England, 796–865 (2011) and Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: The Southern English Kingdoms 757–865 (Cambridge, 2012), winner of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists Best First Book Prize 2013.

'What more is there to say about a book that actually need not be reviewed but simply bought? It is the equivalent of the black t-shirt inside every wardrobe - an essential to everyone who occasionally occupies themselves with medieval coins.' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly (www.coinsweekly.com)

• 1. Introduction; 2. From Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England; 3. Early Anglo-Saxon gold coinage; 4. The early silver pennies; 5. The kingdom of Northumbria; 6. The 'Mercian supremacy' in the age of Offa and Coenwulf; 7. The rise of Wessex in southern England; 8. The reign of Alfred the Great; 9. England from Edward the Elder to Edgar's reform; 10. The late Anglo-Saxon coinage; 11. The Anglo-Viking coinages; 12. Wales and Scotland; 13. The Isle of Man and 'Irish Sea' coinages; 14. Ireland to 1170; Appendices; Bibliography; Catalogue; Concordances; Indexes.

Dr Rory Naismith is Lecturer in Early Medieval British History at King's College London and formerly a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He has published extensively on the history of early medieval Britain and Europe, particularly from an economic and monetary perspective. Previous books include The Coinage of Southern England, 796–865 (2011) and Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: The Southern English Kingdoms 757–865 (Cambridge, 2012), winner of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists Best First Book Prize 2013.

'What more is there to say about a book that actually need not be reviewed but simply bought? It is the equivalent of the black t-shirt inside every wardrobe - an essential to everyone who occasionally occupies themselves with medieval coins.' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly (www.coinsweekly.com)

• 1. Introduction; 2. From Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England; 3. Early Anglo-Saxon gold coinage; 4. The early silver pennies; 5. The kingdom of Northumbria; 6. The 'Mercian supremacy' in the age of Offa and Coenwulf; 7. The rise of Wessex in southern England; 8. The reign of Alfred the Great; 9. England from Edward the Elder to Edgar's reform; 10. The late Anglo-Saxon coinage; 11. The Anglo-Viking coinages; 12. Wales and Scotland; 13. The Isle of Man and 'Irish Sea' coinages; 14. Ireland to 1170; Appendices; Bibliography; Catalogue; Concordances; Indexes.

Dr Rory Naismith is Lecturer in Early Medieval British History at King's College London and formerly a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He has published extensively on the history of early medieval Britain and Europe, particularly from an economic and monetary perspective. Previous books include The Coinage of Southern England, 796–865 (2011) and Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: The Southern English Kingdoms 757–865 (Cambridge, 2012), winner of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists Best First Book Prize 2013.

'What more is there to say about a book that actually need not be reviewed but simply bought? It is the equivalent of the black t-shirt inside every wardrobe - an essential to everyone who occasionally occupies themselves with medieval coins.' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly (www.coinsweekly.com)

• 1. Introduction; 2. From Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England; 3. Early Anglo-Saxon gold coinage; 4. The early silver pennies; 5. The kingdom of Northumbria; 6. The 'Mercian supremacy' in the age of Offa and Coenwulf; 7. The rise of Wessex in southern England; 8. The reign of Alfred the Great; 9. England from Edward the Elder to Edgar's reform; 10. The late Anglo-Saxon coinage; 11. The Anglo-Viking coinages; 12. Wales and Scotland; 13. The Isle of Man and 'Irish Sea' coinages; 14. Ireland to 1170; Appendices; Bibliography; Catalogue; Concordances; Indexes.