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£20.00 • 68pp • A5 softback
The voided longcross coinage of Henry III (1247–1278) occupies a pivotal place in English monetary history. Struck in silver and carefully designed to be cut into halves and quarters for smaller transactions, it represents the last English coinage intentionally created to be subdivided in this way.
This compact guide serves as a practical companion to the definitive Churchill & Thomas study of the series, offering readers a clear and accessible pathway into one of the most fascinating areas of medieval numismatics. Designed for both newcomers and experienced collectors alike, it provides a structured classification system that makes identifying these coins both straightforward and rewarding.
Portable and easy to consult, the book is equally useful in the reading room, at the study desk, or in the field. Detailed drawn illustrations of every subclass, together with carefully organised reference material, allow readers to confidently identify and classify any example from this remarkable and enigmatic coinage.
An indispensable reference for collectors, historians, and numismatists, this guide brings clarity and accessibility to one of medieval England’s most important coin series.
ISBN: 9781897738993
£20.00 • 68pp • A5
About the Author:
Max Dobb is a keen metal detectorist who is often found grubbing around a muddy field in search of our hidden history. It was during a search that a chance find of a Henry III voided cut halfpenny sparked his enthusiasm for this coin series.
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METAL DETECTING FINDS: HOOKED-CLASPS AND EYES
by Brian Read
This book draws together an extensive range of small metal artefacture with one or more hooks, variously known as clothing-fasteners, clothing-hooks, dress-fasteners, dress-hooks, hooked-fasteners, hooked-tags, hooks and eyes, cloak-fasteners, cloak-clasps and scarf-hooks.
Periods covered are Roman, early medieval, late medieval, early post-medieval and late post-medieval.
The author explains both textually and illustratively what is currently known about when, where and how these objects were used, and their manufacture. Also covered are miscellaneous objects with hooks, eyes, loops, rings or toggles.
Intriguing and frequently beautiful works of art, these objects are subjected to their in-depth study under one cover.
A4, softback, 242 pages.
ISBN: 9781897738535
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"Clay is an exceptionally versatile material. It can be made into many useful and beautiful objects, decorated in a splendid variety of ways and, if exposed to high temperatures, made into pottery. Both rich and poor have used pottery since the Stone Age, so the way the craft developed gives unusually clear insights into intimate details of lifestyle and outlooks in even remote periods.”
Pottery in Britain, a guide to identifying pot sherds, by Lloyd Laing, aims to provide an introductory guide to identifying some of the basic types of pottery that may be found and contains 178 illustrations, mainly in colour, divided into the following sections:
The potter’s craft
The study of pottery
Prehistoric pottery- the Neolithic Period circa 4000-2000BC
The Bronze Age circa 2000- 700BC
The Iron Age circa 700/ 600BCAD43
The Roman Period AD43 - circ AD409
The Dark Ages & Early Medieval Period
The Medieval Period - 11th-15th Centuries ? The 16th & 17th Centuries
The 18th & 19th Centuries
Glossary of terminology.
250mm x 190mm, 136 pages, ISBN
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