Description: Further DetailsTitle: King Alfred's CoinsCondition: NewEAN: 9781910807132ISBN: 9781910807132Publisher: Ashmolean MuseumFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/06/2017Item Height: 211mmItem Length: 208mmItem Width: 3mmItem Weight: 150gAuthor: Gareth WilliamsContributor: John Naylor (Other)Language: EnglishSubtitle: The Watlington Viking HoardDescription: In October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an important Viking hoard near Watlington in South Oxfordshire. The hoard dates from the end of the 870s, a key moment in the struggle between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings for control of southern England. The Watlington hoard is a significant new source of information on that struggle, throwing new light not only on the conflict between Anglo-Saxon and Viking, but also on the changing relationship between the two great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex. This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of England only a few years later. The hoard contains a mixture of Anglo-Saxon coins and Viking silver, and is in many ways a typical Viking hoard. However, its significance comes from the fact that it contains so many examples of previously rare coins belonging to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (871-99) and his less well-known contemporary Ceolwulf II of Mercia (874-c.879). These coins provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between Alfred and Ceolwulf, and perhaps also of how the once great kingdom of Mercia came to be absorbed into the emerging kingdom of England by Alfred and his successors. A major fundraising campaign is being planned by the Ashmolean to secure this collection for the museum.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Arts & PhotographyTopic: Architecture & AntiquesISBN-10: 1910807133Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: King Alfred's Coins
Title: King Alfred's Coins
EAN: 9781910807132
ISBN: 9781910807132
Release Date: 03/06/2017
Release Year: 2017
Contributor: John Naylor (Other)
Subtitle: The Watlington Viking Hoard
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
ISBN-10: 1910807133
Book Title: King Alfred's Coins : the Watlington Viking Hoard
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Archaeology, Criticism & Theory, Europe / Great Britain / General, Coins, Currency & Medals, Historical, Europe / Medieval
Item Height: 0.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 5.3 Oz
Author: Gareth Williams, John Naylor
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 8.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
