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The Lenborough Hoard of Coins of Æthelred II and Cnut

Av Wendy Scott

Del 75 i serien Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles

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The Lenborough hoard is one of the largest finds of late Anglo-Saxon coins ever found, consisting of over 5,200 silver pennies of Æthelred II (978–1016) and Cnut (1016–35). It provides a unique insight into the currency of the early eleventh century, and the state and economy that produced it. This volume offers a full description of the hoard’s contents, giving information and images of every coin. It also presents a digested study of the hoard’s significance, drawing out the implications of the different types, mints and moneyers represented in it. The largest, latest element of the hoard is found to show a remarkable degree of die-linking: of coins made from the exact same dies or stamps, suggesting they have not been broken up between production and circulation. This conclusion offers important clues to the possible identity of the individual or group who originally owned and deposited the hoard. Taken as a whole, this volume offers a groundbreaking study into a single huge assemblage, with ramifications for all those interested in early medieval England and its neighbours.
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Wendy Scott is an archaeologist and numismatist with an interest in early medieval material culture. She was the Finds Liaison Officer for Leicestershire and Rutland for 16 years. During this time she researched coins and artefacts from all periods, published a wide variety of articles and prepared Coroner’s reports for the Treasure process. She recently completed a doctorate on the Lenborough hoard which involved producing a detailed catalogue of the hoard and analysing it in relation to a large dataset of the coinage of Æthelred and Cnut. Wendy is now a curator in the department of Money and Medals at the British Museum, processing Post-Roman coin hoards for the Treasure process. If hoards are deposited at the British Museum, she is responsible for producing a full catalogue, and providing reports to the coroner. She also contributes to and approves catalogues and reports prepared locally by Finds Liaison Officers.

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