This is the second installment of a series of articles detailing insights into medieval die production based on my own work.
General
The Spatial Distribution of Coins within the Plough Zone Horizon – Mike Cuddeford
This article was recently published in “Cæsaromagus”, the Journal of the Essex Numismatic Society, and is reproduced here by kind permission of the author. It should prove of interest to archaeologists and detectorists as well as numismatists.
Identifying Die Duplicates – Ian Heavisides
This brief article was first published in 2014 on the henry3.com website; however, as that site is due soon to be retired, the article, with minor updates, is now being reproduced here.
The Rise of The Standard Catalogue – Gary Oddie
A recent sorting and tidying of my bookcases revealed a range of different editions of the Seaby/Spink standard catalogues, acquired over some decades. In this brief article I chart the growth of this highly successful publication.
Harry Manville and BNJ and NC Offprints – Hugh Pagan
The present note explains the treatment of offprints in the late Harry Manville’s Numismatic Guide to British and Irish Printed Books 1600-2004; points out the difference between offprints that are repaginated and offprints which are simply bound from original printed sheets; identifies the point in time when the change from one type of offprint to the other was respectively made for BNJ and for NC; and makes some further observations about the utility of offprints and the number likely to have been printed of any given offprint of an article published in the major numismatic periodicals.
Britain’s Deplorable Coinage – Not Fit For Purpose – Graham Birch.
The long term effects of inflation have left us with a debased coinage that is overdue for reform. Our highest denomination circulation coin – the £2 piece – is no longer even capable of buying a copy of the Sunday Times or a Starbucks coffee. Lower denominations are fast becoming functionally useless. Rishi Sunak’s COVID-19 stimulus programme represents money printing on an unprecedented scale and this heaps further inflationary pressure into the system. Contactless payments are on the rise and without some drastic action coin use may become obsolete. What should the Royal Mint do? Perhaps go back to basics rather than deluging us with yet more “collectible” and “commemorative” offerings.
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