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Thrymsa
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 640 - 650
Materials: gold
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,125 (Total: £4,500)
Vendor: Donald Sherratt
Review number: 4696 (1999)
Provenance:
Found by a metal detectorist near Newent.
Description:
Thrymsas were the first native Anglo-Saxon coins to be minted in Britain. Coin depicting a head on the obverse and a circular pattern on the reverse.
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