Short Cross Coinage 1180-1247

Accessories - books

Short Cross Coinage 1180-1247 Henry II - Henry III by Christopher Wren

Soft back, 90 pages, Illustrated B&W, 15cm x 21cm.

This illustrated catalogue of 2200 specimens, from the author's own collection, forms the most comprehensive catalogue of English Short Cross coins. This book is an extensive introduction which examines the debate concerning the chronology of these coins, the moneyers, classes, imitations and signatures. A chapter by Martin Allen examines hoards and the circulation of the coinage.

For other books in the series see below:

Contents:

How to read and identify short-cross coins
Table of lettering
List of moneyers
List of mints
Map of the mints
The classes
Illustrations of typical obverses
Class 1 (I)
Class 2 (II)
Class 3 (III)

Class 4 (IV)
Class 5 (V)
Class 6 (VI)
Class 7 (VII)
Class 8 (VIII)
Coins of the Rhuddlan mint
Scotland and Ireland
Imitations
Forgeries
Bibliography

Short Cross Coinage 1180-1247 by Christopher Wren

£12.00

In the back preface:

"This guide is only intended to introduce the short cross coinage to new collectors and beginners generally and to assist in classifying these coins. It is not a scholarly work; it does not include any significant original material and some of the details and complexities have been simplified. If it enables collectors, archaeological site personnel, detectorists and others to identify the majority of normal coins at need, then its aims will have been achieved".