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Medieval

Scope note

Refers to the period in the Christianized Roman Empire from roughly the fifth to the fifteenth century CE. The variety of styles that developed during this period are generally characterized by an evolution of the Greco-Roman tradition to incorporate Christian themes, the energetic spirit of the Celtic and Germanic peoples, and the thriving new towns populated by free men.

This term has 6,540 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name type
Keyword
School / style
Period
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300020756

Broader Terms used

<Medieval styles and periods>

Narrower Terms used

<Medieval regional styles>
Early Medieval
Gothic (Medieval)
International Gothic
Late Medieval
Proto-Renaissance
Romanesque

Term used for

Mediaeval
Middle Ages

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Harold I (1035-40)
Moneyer: Godric
Mint: London

Sceattas

Maker(s)

Production place: Frisia

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edgar (959-75)
Moneyer: Heremod
Mint: Wallingford

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Badda
Production place: Northeast Mercia/east midlands (Possible)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Eric (947–8, 952–4)
Moneyer: Hrothulfr
Production place: East Midlands (Possible)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edmund (939-46)
Moneyer: Hunsige

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alfred the Great (AD 871-99) (Inferred)
Moneyer: ‘Cuthbeorht’

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Cnut (1016-35)
Moneyer: Grimulfr
Mint: York

Medieval

Maker(s)

Mint: Dublin

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Offa (757-96)
Moneyer: Mang
Mint: London (Uncertain)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelred II (AD 978–1016)
Moneyer: Sæwine
Mint: Wilton

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelstan (c.924/5-39)
Moneyer: Æthelwulf
Production place: Mercia/Wessex

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edmund (939-46)
Moneyer: Godin
Production place: Mercia/Wessex

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Harold I (1035-40)
Moneyer: Ælfsige
Mint: Chester

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Confessor (1042-66)
Moneyer: Goldwine
Mint: Winchcombe

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Eadred (946-55)
Moneyer: Unbein
Production place: East Anglia/east midlands

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelred II (AD 978–1016)
Moneyer: Godwine
Mint: Salisbury

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Burgred (852-74)
Moneyer: Beornheah
Mint: London

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ceolwulf (821-3)
Moneyer: Ceolheard
Mint: London

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Æthelstan (c.924/5-39)
Moneyer: Wyltsige
Production place: Northeast Mercia/east midlands (III) (Possible)

Medieval

Maker(s)

Mint: Dublin

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer: Willuf
Production place: Northeast Mercia/east midlands (Possible)

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