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Anglo-Saxon kingdom chose copper coins despite abundant silver
Analysis of silver and gold from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria finds that, contrary to popular belief, it did not suffer from a shortage of precious metals, questioning why the kingdom used copper-alloy coins rather than silver…
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Analysis of silver and gold from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria finds that, contrary to popular belief, it did not suffer from a shortage of precious metals, questioning why the kingdom used copper-alloy coins rather than silver like its contemporaries. Across early medieval Western Europe, coins were typically made from silver. The kingdom of Northumbria, however, minted its coinage from copper alloys.
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