Making a Mint: Comparative Studies in Late Iron Age Coin Mould

This book presents the first large-scale comparative study of Iron Age coin mould. The subject of Iron Age minting techniques is an important one that reveals a great deal about Iron Age political organisation and economy but which, until now, has remained largely unreported. In addition to examining in detail approximately 20% of all the coin mould ever found, the book also addresses the lack of an agreed reporting protocol, the main and considerable obstacle to progress in this field. In addition to the detailed interpretation of all mould studied the volume also serves as a field guide to best practice in dealing with new material and finds.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Starting point

Chapter 2: The Literature

Chapter 3: Recording coin mould: aims and methodology

Chapter 4: The Henderson Collection (Braughing) coin mould assemblage

Chapter 5: The Ford Bridge (Braughing) assemblage

Chapter 6: The PuckeridgeAssemblage

Chapter 7: The Wickham Kennels assemblage

Chapter 8: Small finds from Braughing/Puckeridge

Chapter 9: The Bagendon study sample

Chapter 10: Coin mould from Old Sleaford in the British Museum

Chapter 11: The Turners Hall Farm Assemblage

Chapter 12: Conclusions

Appendix: Some experiments in the manufacture of coin mould

Bibliography

Although he has been involved in archaeology since he was 10, Mark Landon never anticipated that the chance find of a single fragment of coin mould in the River Rib would mean that he would spend the next nine years of his life writing this book. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, Sue, where he continues to work in archaeology. He does not see nearly enough of his two children, Jermyn and Esmee, or of his granddaughter, Jasmine.