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A gold arm ring of 9th century Anglo-Saxon design decorated with five plain geometric facets and closed by a stylised animal head - possibly a dragon - biting it's own tail.
A gold arm ring of 9th century Anglo-Saxon design decorated with five plain geometric facets and closed by a stylised animal head - possibly a dragon - biting it's own tail.
A unique gold octagonal finger ring dated to the 9th century with black niello rosette and flower motifs on each of the eight facets. It is decorated with in the Anglo Saxon 'Trewhiddle' style.
A unique gold octagonal finger ring dated to the 9th century with black niello rosette and flower motifs on each of the eight facets. It is decorated with in the Anglo Saxon Trewhiddle style.
Side and overhead view - A unique gold octagonal ring dated to the 9th century with black niello rosette and flower motifs on each of the eight facets. Trewhiddle style
Side and overhead view - A unique gold octagonal ring dated to the 9th century with black niello rosette and flower motifs on each of the eight facets. Trewhiddle style
An exquisite and rare pendant of 5th-7th century date. It is made from a large polished rock crystal sphere with very few flaws. The crystal is encased within an ornately decorated openwork gold frame like cage. It is most likely of continental Frankish workmanship.
An exquisite and rare pendant of 5th-7th century date. It is made from a large polished rock crystal sphere with very few flaws. The crystal is encased within an ornately decorated openwork gold frame like cage. It is most likely of continental Frankish workmanship.
Side and top view - An exquisite and rare pendant of 5th-7th century date. It is made from a large polished rock crystal sphere with very few flaws. The crystal is encased within an ornately decorated openwork gold frame like cage. It is most likely of continental Frankish workmanship.
Side and top view - An exquisite and rare pendant of 5th-7th century date. It is made from a large polished rock crystal sphere with very few flaws. The crystal is encased within an ornately decorated openwork gold frame like cage. It is most likely of continental Frankish workmanship.
A silver ingot, used as bullion. The economy of Viking / Anglo-Scandinavian Britain was based on the weight of precious metal, as such this ingot was used as money and may have been broken (or hacked) into smaller piece. This one weighs 59.65g which is equivalent to a little over two Viking ounces, or around 45 of the Anglo-Saxon silver pennies. Ingots are common finds in Viking hoards of 9th-10th century date.
A silver ingot, used as bullion. The economy of Viking / Anglo-Scandinavian Britain was based on the weight of precious metal, as such this ingot was used as money and may have been broken (or hacked) into smaller piece. This one weighs 59.65g which is equivalent to a little over two Viking ounces, or around 45 of the Anglo-Saxon silver pennies. Ingots are common finds in Viking hoards of 9th-10th century date.
Side and top view - A silver ingot, used as bullion. The economy of Viking / Anglo-Scandinavian Britain was based on the weight of precious metal, as such this ingot was used as money and may have been broken (or hacked) into smaller piece. This one weighs 59.65g which is equivalent to a little over two Viking ounces, or around 45 of the Anglo-Saxon silver pennies. Ingots are common finds in Viking hoards of 9th-10th century date.
Side and top view - A silver ingot, used as bullion. The economy of Viking / Anglo-Scandinavian Britain was based on the weight of precious metal, as such this ingot was used as money and may have been broken (or hacked) into smaller piece. This one weighs 59.65g which is equivalent to a little over two Viking ounces, or around 45 of the Anglo-Saxon silver pennies. Ingots are common finds in Viking hoards of 9th-10th century date.
Rare and highly significant silver coins of Alfred of Wessex and of Ceolwulf II of Mercia dated 875-878/9. Including examples of the ‘two emperor’ type, which show a political alliance between the Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia in the late 9th century, a fact which had been erased from history by Alfred’s chroniclers. The top coin is of King Alfred (Aelfred Rex) and the lower coin is of King Ceolwulf II (Ceolwulf Rex)
Rare and highly significant silver coins of Alfred of Wessex and of Ceolwulf II of Mercia dated 875-878/9. Including examples of the ‘two emperor’ type, which show a political alliance between the Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia in the late 9th century, a fact which had been erased from history by Alfred’s chroniclers. The top coin is of King Alfred (Aelfred Rex) and the lower coin is of King Ceolwulf II (Ceolwulf Rex)
Rare and highly significant silver coins of Alfred of Wessex and of Ceolwulf II of Mercia dated 875-878/9. Including examples of the ‘two emperor’ type, which show a political alliance between the Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia in the late 9th century
Rare and highly significant silver coins of Alfred of Wessex and of Ceolwulf II of Mercia dated 875-878/9. Including examples of the ‘two emperor’ type, which show a political alliance between the Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia in the late 9th century
A Frankish denier coin dating from the first half of the 9th century. In the name of the Frankish emperor Louis the Pious (814-40). It shows a design copied from a Roman temple, and carries the inscription CHRISTIANA RELIGIO as well the emperor’s name and title. The wide flan on which this particular coin was struck is typical of Frankish coins from northern Italy
A Frankish denier coin dating from the first half of the 9th century. In the name of the Frankish emperor Louis the Pious (814-40). It shows a design copied from a Roman temple, and carries the inscription CHRISTIANA RELIGIO as well the emperor’s name and title. The wide flan on which this particular coin was struck is typical of Frankish coins from northern Italy
Silver Dirham, an Islamic coin of 8th century date of the Umayyad dynasty. Islamic coins carry the year in which they were minted, following the hijra dating, from the official beginning of the Muslim period in AD622. This coin was probably minted in AH 102, which equates to our date of AD720/1. It was possibly minted at Suq al-Ahwaz (now in the south-western part of modern Iran).
Silver Dirham, an Islamic coin of 8th century date of the Umayyad dynasty. Islamic coins carry the year in which they were minted, following the hijra dating, from the official beginning of the Muslim period in AD622. This coin was probably minted in AH 102, which equates to our date of AD720/1. It was possibly minted at Suq al-Ahwaz (now in the south-western part of modern Iran).
Silver coin of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (805-832), minted in Canterbury, probably between 805 and 810
Silver coin of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (805-832), minted in Canterbury, probably between 805 and 810