The Formation of England's Coinage System in the Early Middle Ages from the Perspective of Political Unification(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2022年06期
- Page:
- 145-155
- Research Field:
- 历史学研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- The Formation of England's Coinage System in the Early Middle Ages from the Perspective of Political Unification
- Author(s):
- CUI Hongjian
- Keywords:
- the Early Middle Ages; England; coinage system
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- In the Early Middle Ages, the King of England's monopoly of the power to mint coins was a strategy to strengthen political rule, thus forming a highly controlled system of coinage. At that time, along with the political unification process, the coinage underwent a development from regional minting to national minting. In this process, the King continuously strengthened the management of coin minting and circulation, e. g., controlling the engraving of the die, resisting the circulation of inferior currency, and strengthening the supervision of moneyers. The coinage of England in the Early Middle Ages not only provided a guarantee for the development of politics and economy, but some fine traditions formed at that time were inherited by the coinage in the middle and late Middle Ages as well.
Last Update: 2022-12-25