Coin Bibliography
Here is a list of the numismatic references most frequently used in our catalogues of British coins, including English, Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Gallic, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The standard (most important and readily available) references are highlighted
The first column shows the abbreviation as used in the catalogue followed by the author, title and date of publication. Where the article has been published in a Journal, the relevant volume as well as year is given.
Request a Free Valuation| Abbreviation | Publication | Author | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Ancient British Coins | C. Rudd | 2010 |
| BMC | BMC: British Iron Age Coins | R. Hobbs | 1996 |
| M | The Coinage of Ancient Britain | R.P. Mack | 1975 |
| S | Standard Catalogue of British Coins | Spink | Annually |
| Sills | Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage | J. Sills | 2003 |
| VA | Celtic Coinage of Britain | R. Van Arsdell | 1989 |
| Abbreviation | Publication | Author | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | BMC: The Cross-and-Crosslets (‘Teaby’) Type of Henry ll | D.F. Allen | 1951 |
| B & W | The Coinage of Edward lV and of Henry Vl -restored | C.E. Blunt and C.A. Whitton | BNJ 25, 1945-48 |
| BEH | Anglosachsiska Mynt | E. Hildebrand | 1881 |
| Besly | The English Civil War Mints of Truro and Exeter, 1642-1646 | E. Besly | BNJ 62, 1992 |
| Besly | The York Mint of Charles I | E. Besly | BNJ 54, 1984 |
| BMC | BMC: English Coins [Anglo Saxon - 2 volumes] | H.A. Grueber and C.F. Keary | 1970 |
| BMC | BMC: English Coins [Norman Kings - 2 volumes] | G.C. Brooke | 1916 |
| BNJ | British Numismatic Journal | Various | 1903 to date |
| Borden & Brown | The Milled Coinage of Elizabeth l | G.D. Borden and I.D. Brown | BNJ 53, 1983 |
| Brown/Comber | Notes on the Gold Coinage of Elizabeth l | I.D. Brown and C.H. Comber | BNJ 59, 1989 |
| Bull | The Halfcrowns of Charles l [5 volumes] | M. Bull | 2008-2010 |
| Burns | Coinage of Scotland | E. Burns | 1887 |
| Chick | The coinage of Offa and his Contemporaries | D. Chick | 2010 |
| CTCE | Coinage in Tenth Century England | Blunt, Lyon, Stewartby | 1989 |
| DF | The Guide Book to the Coinage of Ireland | A. Dowle and P. Finn | 1969 |
| DIG | A survey of Half Groats from Edward lll to Richard lll | D. I. Greenhalgh | 2010 |
| Elias | The Anglo-Gallic Coinage | E.R. Elias | 1984 |
| Freeman | Moneyer and Mint in the reign of Edward the Confessor [2 vols.] | A. Freeman | 1985 |
| Jacob dies | The Testoons in the name of Henry Vlll | K.A. Jacob | SNC July-Aug 1975 |
| LAL | The Coinage of Edward lll from 1351 | L.A. Lawrence | 1937 |
| Mack | Stephen and the Anarchy | R.P. Mack | BNJ 35, 1966 |
| Morr. | The Coins of Shrewsbury Mint, 1642 | H.W. Morrieson | BNJ 12, 1916 |
| Morr. | The Coins of Oxford, 1642-1646 | H.W. Morrieson | BNJ 16, 1921-22 |
| Morr. | The Coinage of Bristol, 1643-1645 | H.W. Morrieson | BNJ 18, 1925-26 |
| N | English Hammered Coinage [2 volumes] | J.J. North | 1991, 1994 |
| Potter | The Silver Coinages of Richard ll, Henry lV and Henry V | W.J.W. Potter | BNJ 29/30, 1958-61 |
| S | Standard Catalogue of British Coins | Spink | Annually |
| S | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | Spink | 2003 |
| SCBI | Sylloge of the Coins in the British Isles [57 volumes] | Various | 57 volumes |
| Sharp | The Tower Shillings of Charles I... | M.B. Sharp | BNJ 47, 1977 |
| Whitton | The Heavy Coinage of Henry Vl | C.A. Whitton | BNJ 23, 1938-41 |
| Whitton | The Coinage of Henry Vlll and Edward Vl in Henry’s name | C.A. Whitton | BNJ 26, 1949-51 |
| Withers | Halfpennies and Farthings of Edward lll to Commonwealth [5 vols.] | P. and B.R. Withers | 2001-2004 |
| Abbreviation | Publication | Author | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC | BMC: English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins, 1558-1958 | C.W. Peck | 1964 |
| Cooke | Colin D. Cooke Collection of British farthings | 2006 | |
| Davies | British Silver Coins since 1816 | P.J. Davies | 1982 |
| ESC | English Silver Coinage from 1649 | H.A. Seaby and P.A. Rayner | 1992 |
| F | The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain | M.A. Freeman | 2006 |
| Gouby | The British Bronze Penny 1860-1970 | M. Gouby | 1986 |
| L & S | English Proof and Pattern Crown-size Pieces | H.W. Linecar and A.G. Stone | 1968 |
| M | The Gold Sovereign | M.A. Marsh | 2002 |
| M | The Gold Half-Sovereign | M.A. Marsh | 2004 |
| MCE | Milled Coinage of England, 1662-1946 | Spink | 1950 |
| Prid. | The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations [Europe] | F. Pridmore | 1960 |
| S | Standard Catalogue of British Coins | Spink | Annually |
| S | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | Spink | 2003 |
| SCBI | Sylloge of the Coins in the British Isles [57 volumes] | Various | 1958 to date |
| Abbreviation | Publication | Author | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCMB | Seaby’s Coin & Medal Bulletin | 1926 - 1991 | |
| SNC | Spink's Numismatic Circular | 1892 - 2013 |
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