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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

12yrs ago

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Offa (757-96)
Mint: Canterbury
îthelheard (Archbishop of Canterbury)
Archbishop Aethelheard (793-805)

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Athelstan (924-39)
Moneyer: Regnald
Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edgar (959-75)

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edgar (959-75)
Moneyer: Heriger
Mint: York

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Offa (757-96)
Production place: East Anglia

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Harold I (1035-40)
Moneyer: Harthacnut
Mint: Lincoln

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Offa (757-96)

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Quattrino

Maker(s)

Mint: Florence

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Maravedi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Henry IV (1454-74)
Mint: Seville

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Grave

Maker(s)

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Mint: Lisbon

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Diner

Maker(s)

Ruler: Peter I (1196-1213)
Mint: Barcelona

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Quarter of real cruzado

Maker(s)

Ruler: John I (1383-1433)
Mint: Lisbon

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Half florin of Perpignan

Maker(s)

Ruler: Peter III (1336-87)
Mint: Catalunya
Mint: Catalonia

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Gros au lis

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles VI (1380-1422)
Mint: Tournai

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Half real

Maker(s)

Ruler: Henry IV (1454-74)
Mint: Segovia

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Demi-gros

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward 'the Black Prince' (1362-72)
Mint: Dax

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Gros

Maker(s)

Ruler: John I (1441-79)
Mint: Navarre

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Diner

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II of Majorca (1276-85, 1298-1311)
Mint: Majorca

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Dinheiros

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sancho II (1223-48)

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Cotrim

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afonso V (1438-81)
Mint: Porto (Uncertain)

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Blancas 'del rombo'

Maker(s)

Ruler: Henry IV (1454-74)
Mint: Cuenca

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