Glossary of numismatic and other terms
Rory Naismith
The following glossary covers coin names as well associated weights and units of account used in early medieval Britain Ireland, along with some technical terminology relating to pertinent numismatic, historical palaeographical subjects. Unlike the equivalent lists other MEC volumes (6, 12, 14), it includes relatively few names: official colloquial for coins or types from Middle Ages are recorded only exceptionally, those which do survive difficult correlate specific issues. Some terms (such mancus, mark ora) originated elsewhere Europe. In Latin sources England its neighbours, denarius nummus overwhelmingly predominant regular silver coinage period. evidence contemporary monetary is discussed detail Appendix 2, pp. 360–71, also surveys earlier literature on subject. General numismatic handbooks expand definitions background given here (e.g. Grierson 1975); Anglo-Saxon now best approached through entries references WBEASE. Bischoff 1990 provides a survey palaeography including scripts touched here.