De Wit Coin Collection

Anglo-Saxon

Fitzwilliam Museum

circa 630-850

This is a collection of 481 coins charting the beginnings of Anglo-Saxon coinage. The iconography of the coins is very sophisticated, often with theological themes that reflect contemporary interest during the period of the Christianisation of England. There are many interesting parallels for pictorial, zoomorphic and geometric designs found on illuminated manuscripts and stone carvings of the period. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.

• Medium: gold & silver
• Dimensions: various dimensions
• Art Fund Grant: £50000 ( Total: £275,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: Professor G W De Wit (through Spink)

Provenance

Professor G W De Wit, Rotterdam through Spink & Son, London.

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