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Detectorist Finds Largest Hoard of Extremely Rare, Ancient Gold Coins From Anglo-Saxon Era
The huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins recovered from a field in England was declared a 'treasure' during an inquest in 2021. The collection comprised four gold objects with 141 coins ...
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Anglo-Saxons plagiarized a Roman coin — and it's full of typos
An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant ... pendant imitates a Roman coin called a solidus, a type of gold coin introduced by the emperor Constantine in the fourth ...
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UNCERTAIN COINS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of ... The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society Vol. 16, APRIL 1853–JANUARY 1854 UNCERTAIN ...
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Staffordshire Gold Hoard
In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf the warrior Sigemund ... whose later imperial currency had been based on the solidus, a solid gold coin. Imperial gold had fallen to the Germanic tribes as plunder ...
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Warrant issued for Viking hoard thief
Experts believed the coins were Anglo-Saxon and to have been hidden by a ... The hoard also included a 9th-century gold ring, a crystal rock pendant, a dragon's head bracelet and an ingot.