Library Catalog Entry

• Main Author:
    Allen, Martin (Martin R.)
• Title:
    The Durham Mint / Martin Allen.
• Publication Info:
    London : Spink for the British Numismatic Society, 2003.
• Extent:
    xi, 228 p., 12 p. of plates : ill., map, tabls. ; 28 cm.
• Series:
    British Numismatic Society special publication ; no. 4
• Series:
    Special publication (Royal Numismatic Society) ; no. 4
• Note:
    Includes article by Ron Churchill and Bob Thomas: A die-study of Henry III long cross pence of Durham from the Brussels hoard.Includes bilbiographical references (p. [205]-221) and index.
• Summary:
    History of the Durham mint and its ecclesiastical money; also includes coinage of Edward I, II & III (Plantagenet); Edward IV (York); William II (Norman); and Henry VII & VIII (Tudor); long and short cross types, and coin dies. "This book ... places the coins in the context of the abundant manuscript sources for the history of the mint. It investigates the work of the people who ran the mint, and the mint's profits and outputs. This is the first comprehensive account of an English ecclesiastical mint, reconstructing its operation as a business at the mercy of market forces, and assessing its contribution to the exceptional palatine privileges of the bishops of Durham"--jacket.
• Subject Info:
    Mint personnel England Durham.Coin dies, English.Coin finds and hoards Great Britain.Coin finds, English Great Britain.Ecclesiastical money England DurhamEngland Mints Durham.
• Related Names:
    Churchill, Ron. A die-study of Henry III long cross pence of Durham from the Brussels hoard.Thomas, Bob. A die-study of Henry III long cross pence of Durham from the Brussels hoard.British Numismatic Society.
• Year:
    2003