IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 621: Travel and Exploration Illustrated through Anglo-Saxon Coinage

Organiser:	E. T. Dailey, School of History, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:	Richard Morris, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / School of Music, Humanities & Media, University of Huddersfield
Paper 621-a	Travel and Exploration Illustrated through Anglo-Saxon Coinage (Language: English) Tony Abramson, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / Department of Archaeology, University of York Index terms: Economics - Trade, Numismatics
Paper 621-b	Changing Fashions: Dress and Drapery on Anglo-Saxon Coins 7th to 8th Century (Language: English) Lucy Moore, Independent Scholar, Leeds Index terms: Economics - Trade, Numismatics
Paper 621-c	The Coinage of King Offa (Language: English) Henna Iqbal, University of Leeds Index terms: Economics - Trade, Numismatics
Abstract	Few things travel better than coins. This session aims to analyse Anglo-Saxon coinage, an often overlooked source of information, with a view to interpreting the imagery they contain. Such an approach, done in the context of travel and exploration, promises to reveal insights into the political and cultural history of England and the Early Middle Ages.