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Description: | A gold Anglo-Saxon Thrymsa dating c.655 - c.675. The obverse shows a bust right with two symbols in front of the face. The upper symbol appears to be a cross with a line across the base, the lower a large 'Z' reversed. It would seem that the coin was edged on the obverse by a ring of closely set pellets, however more than half of these are missing which is suggestive that the edges of the coin might have been clipped. The body/shoulders of the bust are adorned with clothing or armour shown by the presence of closely set pellets. The bust is shown wearing a tightly fitting hat or helmet edged by a row of pellets across the brow line and possibly tied at the nape of the neck. Two further symbols are present behind the head but these are obscured from view by the edge (possibly due to being clipped). The reverse shows two forward facing heads below the out-stretched wings of an angel that stands between the two. Above the wings are six pellets, three on each side of the angel's head. This coin is described in Spink 2006 (p.86, item 767) as the 'Two Emperors' type in the Post-Crondall category and as being of "uncertain monetary status". The Coin has a diameter of 12.17mm, thickness of 1.42mm and weighs 1.30g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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