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Interpreting Anglo-Saxon Coinage
Friday 3 March 2000
at the British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
10 am-6 pm
This one-day colloquium will explore ways in which the evidence of coinage
and coin finds can contribute to the work of historians, archaeologists,
philologists and others involved in Anglo-Saxon studies. Major
developments in numismatic research have been stimulated by the discovery
of important new coin finds and the publication of museum collections, as
well as the application of novel techniques of analysis. Increasingly,
attention has focused on the contribution numismatic evidence
can make to political, administrative and economic history and to name
studies, often involving the collaboration of scholars from different
disciplines. This colloquium has been organised by the British Academy’s
Committee responsible for the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles series,
which has now published details of more than 30,000 Anglo-Saxon coins.
Speakers include Lord Stewartby, Chairman, Sylloge of Coins of the British
Isles Committee; Professor Simon Keynes, Trinity College, Cambridge; Dr
Mark Blackburn, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Professor Peter Sawyer,
Trondheim and Professor Nicholas Brooks, University of Birmingham.
The colloquium is intended particularly for archaeologists, historians and
others engaged in research in the Anglo-Saxon period, but other people
are also very welcome to attend. It is essential to register in advance,
and to do so please send your name and address and a cheque
for £10 (to cover registrations, refreshments, and a light lunch) to
Rosemary Lambeth at the British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace,
London SW1Y 5AH (tel. 0171-969 5200; e-mail [log in to unmask]
Further details (including the full programme and a registration form)
may be found on the web pages of the Fitzwilliam Museum
(http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/Coins/upcoming.html) and the
British Academy (http://britac.ac.uk/meet/lecs/scbi.html). Please
contact Rosemary Lambeth ([log in to unmask]) at the British
Academy to register, or Elina Screen ([log in to unmask]) at the
Fitzwilliam Museum for further information.
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