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Ashmolean Museum inventory no. HCR4915. Gold. c.640. Gold thrymsas. Originally the hoard consisted of 101 coins. Modelled on Merovingian coinage; possibly the earliest English shillings and certainly the most important evidence for early Anglo-Saxon…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.519-551. Silver. Largest Viking-Age silver hoard discovered to date in North-West Europe, consisting of over 8,500 individual silver items, buried in a lead lined chest. They include silver ingots, rings,…

A Pictish treasure hoard discovered in 1958 on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, buried beneath a stone slab marked with a cross, on what is believed to be the site of an early chapel. The hoard consists of various items of silver metalwork, some pieces…

Sword-pommel; silver-gilt. Late 8th century, of Anglo-Saxon or Pictish origin. If Pictish, it represents an adaptation of a typically Anglo-Saxon design. Front and rear are identical in their pattern, made up of elaborately interlaced, speckled…

National Museums of Scotland, inventory no. FC 282. Scabbard-chape -- Three piece U-shaped casting; silver, gilding and blue glass; 8.1cm max width.
Terminates in two stylised beast heads, each trapping a small fish-like creature in its jaws.…

AN00356336_001_l. Silver coin (penny) - Alfred the Great. Cuerdale hoard. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…

A short piece of fiction with a twist in the tail.

The Staffordshire Hoard is an unparalleled treasure find dating from Anglo-Saxon times. Both the quality and quantity of this unique treasure are remarkable. The story of how it came to be left in the Staffordshire soil is likely to be more…

The Staffordshire Hoard is an unparalleled treasure find dating from Anglo-Saxon times. Both the quality and quantity of this unique treasure are remarkable. The story of how it came to be left in the Staffordshire soil is likely to be more…

The Staffordshire Hoard is an unparalleled treasure find dating from Anglo-Saxon times. Both the quality and quantity of this unique treasure are remarkable. The story of how it came to be left in the Staffordshire soil is likely to be more…