Experience Shakespeare Elizabethan Coinage
In Shakespeare's plays there are numerous references to money that are no longer in circulation today. That means, one of the best ways to understand those parts of Shakespeare's plays is to understand how to count Elizabethan Coinage. Here's a look at angels, sixpence, haypennies, and more.
For a great look at the actual historical coins (and the source for the coin images in today's video) Please visit the American Numismatic Society here. http://numismatics.org/new-sources-th...
We will be talking about one application of coinage to Shakespeare's life with Callan Davis in Episode 41 of That Shakespeare Life on Monday. Subscribe to hear that episode here:
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Learn More Links:
Here are some places to learn more about this topic:
https://ci.nii.ac.jp/els/contentscini...
http://numismatics.org/coins-of-the-w...
Groatsworth of Wit (affiliate link)
https://amzn.to/2MtaHZQ
Great blog article (not an affiliate link, not my blog)
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/6.html