The new Anglo-Saxon Shilling Type discovered by Norwich – History

A metal detector near Norwich discovered a new type of coin that synthesizes Christian and pagan portraits. The shilling (also known as thrymsa) dates from 640 to 660 years and is the oldest known Anglo-Saxon East Angrien coins.

On the front is a man wearing a crown, a rough copy that illustrates the depiction of the Roman emperor on the coins. His legs danced over the clamp. On his left hand are three interlocking triangles on a cross, a device called Odin, the Valknut, the King of the Dead.

The reverse has an intersect embedded and linked to the four-leaf shape. There is an inscription that is not actually a word, but just a Latin character made when Roman coins were made. At the beginning of Christianity, the coin was hit

Metallurgical analysis found it to be between 56% and 60%, which is twice the gold content found in similar coins during the period. The relatively high purity and royal bust mean it is royal coins. Dr. Adrian Marsden, a coin expert at Norfolk’s Department of History and Environmental Services:

I think this shilling does stand on the head of the Royal Coin of East England, and as the kingdom becomes Christian it quickly gets rid of the couple and keeps the cross. The new coins span two eras, namely the pagan and the Christian. To some extent, it incorporated it into the Mound II funeral of Sutton Hoo and included pagan and Christian images.

Norwich Castle Museum hopes to get a collection of the coin.