Coinage in the Late Roman Empire & Early Medieval Europe

Join us at the Faculty of English or Online on September 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM (BST) for a symposuym on the world of coinage during the Late Roman Empire and Early Medieval Europe.

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Info: 1030–1105: Kelly Clarke-Neish, ‘New approaches to the study of Britain's “last” Roman hoards’ 1105–1140: Roger Bland, ‘Why does Britain have so many coin hoards of the 4th and 5th centuries?’
1140–1215: Marcus Spencer-Brown, ‘The demise of base-metal coinage as a political medium in the Late Roman period’
1215–1230: Session 1 Q&A

Info: 1330–1405: John Naylor, ‘Coins and the individual: the use of gold and silver coinage in Early Anglo-Saxon burials’
1405–1440: Tom Balbin-Estanguet, ‘Monetary evolution and rupture in Merovingian Aquitaine: the hoard evidence (6th – mid 8th c.)’
1440–1500: Session 2 Q&A

Info: 1530–1600: Elina Screen, ‘Coinage in the late Carolingian empire: continuity or crisis?’
1600–1630: Rory Naismith, ‘The management of minting in Early Medieval Europe’
1630–1640: Session 3 Q&A

1640–1645: Final words from the President
1645–1700: End

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