King Harold's Cross Coinage : Christian Coins for the Merchants of Haithabu and the King's Soldiers, Hardcover by Moesgaard, Jens Christian; Guerra, Maria Filomena (COL); Ingvardson, Gitte Tarnow (COL); Ilisch, Lutz (CON); Ilisch, Peter (COL), ISBN 8776023230, ISBN-13 9788776023232, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
Moesgaard focuses on the role of Cross coinage in medieval Danish society, looking into the details of this currency in order to determine its true nature and discover its origin. Danish King Harold Bluetooth reigned from about 958 to 987. Cross coinage was the currency in Denmark in the relevant period, probably struck in the Danish-German border zone, and the first to be used on a truly nation-wide scale. Sections are: the Cross coinage; Cross coins struck by Harold Bluetooth: evolution of the silver alloys and assessment of the origin of silver; traces of use; catalogue of hoards, , Denmark, present borders except Bornholm; catalogue of single finds of Cross coins, Denmark, medieval borders. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()