Gold Coins of Anglo-Saxon England
In 1948,
Humphrey Sutherland published Anglo-Saxon Gold Coinage, the
earliest truly comprehensive catalogue of the subject matter,
including detailed descriptions of the Anglo-Saxon coins in the Crondall hoard of 1828.
There has
been no complete, fully illustrated catalogue since. Such is the
glacial rate of numismatic progress on early gold.
However,
in the digital era advancement is accelerating. With the increasing
popularity of metal-detection in recent decades, more finds have
surfaced. The Portable Antiquities scheme has facilitated recording
in the public domain. Popular metal detection websites and magazines
have enabled improved access to information. Auction catalogues have
broadcast high resolution images and recent results have obliterated
previous records.
In an
attempt to make identification swifter and more reliable, and readily
eliminate bogus coins, the author of the ground-breaking Sceatta
List now compliments that work with a prequel – a complete and
beautifully illustrated account of all recorded early English gold
coinage covering nearly 100 different varieties.
This
attractive and accessible 160-page hardback, so essential to all
detectorists, field liaison officers, curators, scholars, dealers,
auction cataloguers and collectors, is comprehensively illustrated
with large full-colour images throughout and is outstanding value at
just £30 delivered (UK) from the author at t.abramson@ntlworld.com.
