Small is Beautiful: Coins in their contexts in Britain, Ireland, and Europe

Dr Murray Andrews and Dr Fraser McNair

This free online symposium explores coinage in its local contexts in Britain, Ireland, and Europe, from the 5th to 15th centuries AD.

Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles Symposium 2020Small is Beautiful: Coins in their contexts in Britain, Ireland, and EuropeThis free online symposium explores coinage in its local contexts in Britain, Ireland, and Europe, from the 5th to 15th centuries AD.Schedule11:00 - 11:20 Jitsi login11:20 - 11:30 Welcome 11:30 - 12:30 Session 1 (Chair - Murray Andrews (University of Worcester))Guillaume Blanchet (University of Caen) - Very small is beautiful: Gaul and the 5th-6th century argentei. Overview and new insightsJavier Martínez Jiménez (University of Cambridge) - Municipal economies in Visigothic Hispania12:30 - 13:30 Lunch13:45 - 14:45 Session 2 (Chair - Fraser McNair (University of Leeds))John Luke Carson (Durham University) - Coins and political and economic unification in Middle Saxon NorthumbriaArrun Thuraisingham (University of East Anglia) - Hammers, crosses, ravens and doves. Re-examining trends in &#x27;Pagan&#x27; iconography14:45 - 15:00 Break15:00 - 15:30 Session 3 (Chair - Fraser McNair)Guilia Zanon (University of Leeds) - Patronage of tokens in Venetian confraternities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesLaura Burnett (University of Exeter) - How much is enough? How even a handful of coin finds can help us reinterpret a site and landscapeHow to participateThis Symposium will take place virtually using Jitsi Meet, a free and open-source video chat platform that can be accessed from your web browser. Instructions on how to use this platform, and a link to the Symposium, will be emailed to all registered attendees in advance of the event.About the Sylloge of Coins of the British IslesSince 1956 the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, a British Academy research project, has promoted study of the numismatic remains of Britain and Ireland. It has published 70 volumes, ranging in content from the pre-Roman Iron Age to the seventeenth century. The Sylloge committee has established a series of symposia for students and scholars to present fresh research on the dynamic subject of coinage, the material culture of money and monetary history. The committee especially encourages advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in the subject to attend or to offer papers on aspects of their research, and also seeks contributions from early career researchers and established scholars. This is a discipline which thrives on new discoveries and innovative approaches, and which warmly welcomes students trained in archaeology, history, linguistics, art history, and other related areas.Cover image: Coin hoard from Ryther (North Yorkshire), c. 1487 (Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: https://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: CC BY-SA 4.0)

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