Dr Murray Andrews

Archaeological Numismatist

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Iron Age and Roman coins from Surrey: new publications!

4 July 2021 /

New month, new publications!

The latest edition of the Surrey Archaeological Collections has just hit the shelves, and contains two offerings by me on excavation coins from the county.

The first is a publication of 55 Iron Age and Roman coins found during PCA excavations at the Nescot Site, Ewell, in 2015. Investigations at the site revealed an important Roman quarry complex on the edge of Stane Street, and provide significant new evidence for life and landscape in the southern hinterland of Roman Londinium.

The second is a short note on four Roman and post-medieval coins from PCA excavations at Staines High Street in 2017. This site was low-lying marginal land on the edge of a floodplain, and the coins help us date attempts to bring it into agricultural use during the Roman period.

Why not have a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the Society via their website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website.

‘Aged like a fine wine’: new publication for June 2021

26 June 2021 /

New publication alert!

The latest Bulletin of the Token Corresponding Society is out now, and features an article I’ve written on an enigmatic series of countermarked coin tickets issued by ‘Massey’ of Abergavenny, Kidderminster, and Ludlow.

Countermarked wine ticket of Massey of Kidderminster
(Image © Murray Andrews)

Drawing on new historical and numismatic research, this article reassesses the series as a whole, providing new evidence for their dates and circumstances of production. Crucially, I argue that all three tickets were in fact issued by the same person: Thomas Massey (c.1750-1800), a travelling wine merchant active in the Welsh Marches during the late eighteenth century.  This conclusion reiterates the importance of coins, tokens, and tickets as communication media in the past. If countermarked coin tickets didn’t help advertise Massey’s business, it’s not clear why he’d bother to make them on three separate occasions!

If you want to learn more, why not give it a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the Society via their website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website.

Bloody Mary’s money: new article for June 2021

10 June 2021 /

Eagle-eyed readers may have seen that a new edition of Coin Collector magazine has hit the shelves. This issue’s cover story is by me, and explores the coinage of England’s first Tudor Queen, Mary I.

The article is lavishly illustrated, featuring some stunning gold and silver coins from the period. Why not take a look? To purchase a copy, visit the publisher’s website, PocketMags, or all good newsagents near you.

Bloody Mary’s money: silver groat of Mary I, 1553-4
(Image ©Bristol City Council/PAS, CC BY-SA 4.0)

For a full list of my publications, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website.

Cash in the attic: new publication for May 2021

4 May 2021 /

New article alert!

The Cercle d’Études Numismatiques have just published the 2020 volume of the Journal of Archaeological Numismatics (JAN). This year’s offering is a special issue on the ‘Archaeology of Monetary Deposits’, and has a fantastic selection of papers on coin hoards across space and time: from Ireland to Italy, and from antiquity to World War 2!

My article explores late medieval coin hoarding in domestic contexts, using Britain and Ireland as a case study. Taking in evidence from nearly 200 hoards, the article uses a range of statistical techniques to explore how and why medieval hoarders hid their money at home. Like all JAN articles, it’s lavishly illustrated with colour maps and graphs – and, as an added bonus, there is a full gazetteer providing a point-of-entry to the hoards themselves.

So why not have a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the editor via the CEN website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website.

New review of medieval coin hoard book!

26 February 2021 /

The latest volume of the Numismatic Chronicle features a review of my recent book, Coin Hoarding in Medieval England and Wales, c.973-1544 , by Dr Barrie Cook, Curator of Medieval and Early Modern Coins at the British Museum.

medieval coin hoard book

The review gives a wonderful summary of the key themes in the book, which is generously described as ‘an ambitious analysis of medieval coin hoards from England and Wales, addressing the fundamental questions of what are hoards and how and why are they deposited – and indeed how and why are they recovered…it is unparalleled and wholly welcome’.

So why not have a read yourself? To purchase a copy, head on over to the BAR website.

Cromwell and counters: new articles for January 2021

18 January 2021 /

New year, new publications!

Coinage in Cromwell’s England

The new issue of Coin Collector Magazine has just been published, featuring an article by me on the coinage of Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth of England. It’s lavishly illustrated with some stunning gold and silver coins, so why not take a look? Copies are available from the publisher’s website, PocketMags, or all good newsagents near you.

Jetton from St James’s Palace

Secondly, a new edition of London Archaeologist is now available, featuring a great article by PCA’s Stacey Harris on a watching brief at St James’s Palace – curiously enough, the very place where Charles I resided before his execution in 1649. Anyway, I mention it not only because it’s a nice report on fascinating site, but because the star find is one that I reported on: an unusual Romulus and Remus jetton of Hans Kraunwinckel, dated 1601.  If you’re interested, do check out the publisher’s website!

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website: here.

London’s oldest medieval coin? New publication for November 2020

16 November 2020 /

Another new article for you!

The 2019 Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society have just been released. This year’s offering is a treasure-trove of London archaeology, presenting new results from the Roman cemetery at Harper Road, Southwark, re-analysis of building stone from the Tower of London, and major new evidence for Lundenwic’s Middle Saxon waterfront from the Adelphi Building, Westminster.

This last article, authored by PCA’s excellent Dougie Killock, includes my report on the coins from the site. Remarkably, these include what may well be London’s earliest medieval coin: a mid-7th century pale gold shilling (‘thrymsa’) from a secure waterfront context. A gem of a coin from a gem of a site – no wonder the editors chose it as the cover image!

Why not have a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the Society via their website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website: here.

Roman coins from Worcester: new publication for October 2020

23 October 2020 /

Another new publication alert!

The latest volume of the Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society is now hot off the press. This issue contains fascinating articles on  prehistoric and Roman archaeology in the Vale of Evesham, the Celtic place names of Worcestershire, and a range of historical subjects, as well as an article by me reassessing some eighteenth-century finds of Roman coins from Worcester. These coins are real treasures that have been hidden in plain sight, and have significant implications for the archaeology of the city at the beginning and end of the Roman period.

Why not have a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the Society via their website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website: here.

Tudor coins and Shropshire hoards: new publication for October 2020

5 October 2020 /

New publication alert!

I’ve just received my copy of the 2020 Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society, the annual journal of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society. This issue contains intriguing articles on excavations at Frogmore Hall, early 19th century church restorations, and a short note by me on an Elizabethan gold coin from the Madeley Court coin hoard. As it happens, this is quite an important coin, which forces us to reconsider the  circumstances in which this important Stuart-era hoard was buried.

Why not have a read? To purchase a copy, get in touch with the Society via their website.

For a full list of my publications to date, check out the ‘Publications’ page on this website: here.

Coin hoarding in medieval Europe: new video!

18 September 2020 /

As part of Coin Collecting Magazine’s virtual Festival of Coins (September to October 2020), I recently made a short video exploring the reasons behind the assembly and deposition of coin hoards in the middle ages. It’s now available online in full, so if you’ve got some time to spare, why not check it out? Click this link to view.

coin hoard
Coin hoard from Ryther (North Yorkshire), c. 1487 (Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: https://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: CC BY-SA 4.0)

Festival participants can also now claim an exclusive 30% discount on my book, Coin hoarding in medieval England and Wales, c.973-1544, courtesy of the good folks at BAR Publishing. To find out more about this offer, click here.

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