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A find of 131 gold coins along with four other gold objects dating to 1,400 years ago stands to be the largest find to date of gold coins from the early medieval period in England.
Buried shortly after the year AD 600, the West Norfolk hoard contains a total of 131 gold coins, most of which are Frankish tremisses, as there coins were not yet produced in East Anglia at this date. The hoard contains nine gold solidi, a larger coin from the Byzantine empire worth three tremisses. The hoard also contains four other gold objects, including a gold bracteate (a type of stamped pendant), a small gold bar, and two other pieces of gold which were probably parts of larger items of jewellery.
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"Hugely important find": 1,400 year old gold coin hoard discovered in England - Medievalists.net
Buried shortly after the year AD 600, the West Norfolk hoard contains a total of 131 gold coins, most of which are Frankish tremisses, as there coins were not yet produced in East Anglia at this date. The hoard contains nine gold solidi, a larger coin from the Byzantine empire worth three tremisses. The hoard also contains four other gold objects, including a gold bracteate (a type of stamped pendant), a small gold bar, and two other pieces of gold which were probably parts of larger items of jewellery.
Continued below.
"Hugely important find": 1,400 year old gold coin hoard discovered in England - Medievalists.net
