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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

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Hattingen
Ruler: Engelbert III (1347-1391)

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Goslar (Uncertain)

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Heller

Maker(s)

Mint: Aachen
William I (1356-61) (Period of)

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Corvey
Ruler: Hermann I of Holte (1223-1254)

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Goslar (Uncertain)

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Schilling

Maker(s)

Mint: Trier
Ruler: Cuno of Falkenstein (1362-1388)

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Double gröschlein

Maker(s)

Mint: Emmerich
Ruler: John II (1481-1521)

An image of Flagon

Flagon

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Possibly)

Medieval

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous

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Medieval

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Harold II (1066)
Moneyer: Wulfræd
Mint: Canterbury

Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: Eadbald (616-40)
Mint: Canterbury

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Medieval

Maker(s)

Ruler: Cnut (1016-35)
Mint: York

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Penny

Maker(s)

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

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Penny

Maker(s)

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

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Penny

Maker(s)

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

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Medieval

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ecgberht II (c. 764-79?)
Udd (Moneyer)
Mint: Canterbury

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Penny

Maker(s)

Production place: Frisia

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Penny

Maker(s)

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

Penny

Maker(s)

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

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