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Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England refers to the use of coins, either for monetary value or for other purposes, in Anglo-Saxon England. Archaeologists have uncovered large quantities of coins dating to the Anglo-Saxon period, either from hoards or stray finds, making them one of the most plentiful kinds of artefact that survive from this period.
Saxon pot sherd (1923) [8] More than 90 silver Roman denarii coins and neck of a shattered pot found in quarry on Chadwell Hall farm (1956) [9] [10] Iron Age and Roman settlement; Roman coins now in Thurrock museum (1959) [2] [11] Chadwell St Mary Primary School; Roman coin, pot sherds and tile as well as Saxon finds and features (1996) [12]
Hoards associated with the Anglo-Saxon culture, from the 6th century to 1066, are relatively uncommon. Those that have been found include both hoards of coins and hoards of jewellery and metalwork such as sword hilts and crosses. The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest Anglo-Saxon hoard to have been found, comprising over 1,500 items of gold and ...
The auction at Noonans Mayfair will take place on February 21 and the proceeds will be shared between two metal detectorists and the landowner. Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies could fetch £ ...
The West Norfolk Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins in England, comprising 132 gold coins [1] and four gold objects dating to around 610 AD, all found over a period of 29 years in West Norfolk.
Part I. Anglo-Saxon Coins to 1016. By ELINA SCREEN 2013 66. NORWEGIAN COLLECTIONS; Part II. Anglo-Saxon and Later British Coins, 1016–1279. By ELINA SCREEN 2015 67 BRITISH MUSEUM; Anglo-Saxon Coins II. Southern English Coinage from Offa to Alfred c. 760–880. By R. NAISMITH 2016. 68 THE LYON COLLECTION OF ANGLO-SAXON COINS; By S. LYON.
A treasure inquest has been opened into the 1,400-year-old hoard of 131 gold coins, discovered between 2014 and 2020. Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk Skip ...
The hoard includes Arabic, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Viking and Viking coins. [5] They date to around AD 900 and include coins of Alfred the Great and the Danish-ruled Kingdom of Northumbria. Some of the other items appear to have been intended for personal ornamentation, perhaps to indicate the owner's rank. [6]