Coin Finds in Britain - A Collector''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor ?Michael Cuddeford has a lifelong interest in numismatics and archaeology. He is a member of several national and provincial numismatic and archaeological societies, and has previously written a number of other books about coins and archaeological small finds. Klappentext Over the centuries Britain's soil has yielded countless spectacular hoards of ancient coins and other artefacts, affording us priceless insights into our ancestors' lives - and it is not only such large finds that await discovery but also many thousands of individual pieces. Wonderfully, discoveries both minor and momentous are frequently made not by teams of professionals but by amateur archaeologists and metal-detector enthusiasts, for whom this book is intended as a helpful companion. It provides a catalogue of commonly encountered coins, dating from ancient times until the modern day, explaining their historical context, how they might have come to be lost and where they may be found today.A brief illustrated guide to the coins that can be discovered in Britain, with advice for detectorists. Zusammenfassung Provides a catalogue of commonly encountered coins, dating from ancient times until the modern day, explaining their historical context, how they might have come to be lost and where they may be found today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Britain's Buried Coinage / Iron Age Coins / Roman Coins / Medieval Coins / Post-medieval Coins / Tokens, Counters and Medals / Recording Coin Finds / Further Reading / Index

Product details

• Authors: Michael Cuddeford, Cuddeford Michael
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2013
• EAN: 9780747812449
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1244-9
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Social History, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Local History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Medieval European archaeology, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques