Unique Anglo-Saxon Gold Coin Found in English Field - Archaeology Magazine

Unique Anglo-Saxon Gold Coin Found in English Field - Archaeology Magazine

NORWICH, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a metal detectorist recently retrieved a rare and unique gold coin from a field in Norwich. The artifact was analyzed by numismatist Adrian Marsden of the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, who believes it dates to between a.d. 640 and 660 and may be the oldest Anglo-Saxon coin ever found in East Anglia. It was minted at a transitional time in English history when Christianity was beginning eclipse pagan…

A Metal Detectorist Found an Ancient Gold Coin That May Mark the Rise of Christianity

“The new coin straddles two eras, the Pagan and the Christian.”