Talk – Coinage in 7th-century England

Name: Talk – Coinage in 7th-century England
Start: 2024-10-21T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-21T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Beaumont St, OX1 2PH Oxford, United Kingdom

Schedule

Mon Oct 21 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Beaumont St, OX1 2PH Oxford, United Kingdom | Oxford, EN

Coinage in 7th-century England
Anglo-Saxon coinage at a time of change
Mon 21 Oct, 2–3pm
Online and at the Museum
With Dr John Naylor, National Finds Adviser for Early Medieval and Later Coinage
The first coins struck in Anglo-Saxon England were small gold issues, produced in the seventh century as the early kingdoms converted to Christianity.
These are rare objects but they have much to tell us about this period in time. The largest hoard of these coins, the Crondall Hoard, was discovered in 1828 and is on display in the Museum's Money Gallery. It remains our most important evidence for the start of English coinage, and includes 69 gold shillings struck in southern England.
BOOKING
Tickets are £8
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/coinage-in-7th-century-england-talk