Baldwin & Sons
Auction 104 10 Mar 2022
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Anglo-Saxon, Post-Crondall types (c.655-c.75), Pale Gold Thrymsa, 'Two Emperors' type, bust right, crude legend around. Rev, stylized winged figure of Victory with Emperor's head under each wing, 1.22g (S.767; N.20; cf. SCBI 63 [British museum], 30; Metcalf 79-80; Sutherland 1948, type II. tv). Lightly toned on a full flan, some contact marks to the portrait, impressive with good overall definition and depth. Rev, slight wear in the left emperor's head, otherwise a comprehensive and clear depiction of the type. Good very fine, very rare.
EMC 2021.0385.
Findspot: Whissonsett, Norfolk.
These Thrymsa pale Gold types draw their inspiration from 4th century Roman coins and are some of the earliest Anglo-Saxon types available for commerce. Issued with a low percentage of Gold, other renowned specialists have speculated as little as 6-20%. Martin Allen has stated there are two broad varieties of this type: variety A [from Kent] which has four pellets each side of the head of figure of Victory and variety B [East Anglia] has one pellet either side. The word Thrymsa gains its etymology in the word Tremissis, in real terms they were acknowledged as gold shillings at the time. In the corpus of early medieval coin finds they are recorded as a 'Shilling' which reflects the above.
EMC 2021.0385.
Findspot: Whissonsett, Norfolk.
These Thrymsa pale Gold types draw their inspiration from 4th century Roman coins and are some of the earliest Anglo-Saxon types available for commerce. Issued with a low percentage of Gold, other renowned specialists have speculated as little as 6-20%. Martin Allen has stated there are two broad varieties of this type: variety A [from Kent] which has four pellets each side of the head of figure of Victory and variety B [East Anglia] has one pellet either side. The word Thrymsa gains its etymology in the word Tremissis, in real terms they were acknowledged as gold shillings at the time. In the corpus of early medieval coin finds they are recorded as a 'Shilling' which reflects the above.