Gold, 1.17 grams; 12.65 mm. Circa. 650 - 660 A.D. Post Crondall Two Emperors Type inspired by a Roman prototype. Obverse: Bust of the king right, wearing a pearled diadem and cuirass indicated by dots, with a pseudo legend to the right. Reverse: Bust of a stylized angel with wings, enfolding two facing heads of two busts. A shortage of gold throughout Europe led to a gradual debasement of Thrymsas from about the middle of the seventh century resulting in the gold Tremisis eventually developing into the silver penny ("Sceat"). The most popular of these later pale gold coins were copied from a late 4th century solidus with Victory between two enthroned emperors. These were probably struck in Kent between 650 and 660 A.D. It is thought that tremisses (commonly called "thrymsas" in England) were in fact shillings of the Anglo-Saxon law and were used more for the payment of compositions and fines rather than ordinary currency. JJ North states: "They are extremely rare and very few specimens are available to collectors." There are twelve coin of this type on the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum [EMC], but this is the only coin with a straight forward V behind the bust . S 767; M 79-80; N 20; S 31-44. Early Medieval Corpus registration number at the Fitzwilliam Museum: EMC 2008.0342. A very nice good very fine. Found near Foxton Station, Cambs 2003.

Gold, 1.29 grams; 11.28 mm. Circa 620 - 655 A.D. An interesting example of an English struck Ultra-Crondall gold Thrymsa, a derivative of the Witmen group, Wuneetton type. This is a coin not represented in the Crondall hoard, but is probably of the same date range. Obverse: Bare headed bust of the King right, with vestiges of a trident-like cross before [candelabrum]. Reverse: Blundered WVEEETTON legend around cross with V-shaped ends in centre within a single beaded circle, legend a blundered form of WVNEETTON. The meaning of this inscription has never been firmly established, and it is impossible to say whether it may refer to a mint or moneyer. Presumably minted, around London and Kent. 'Wunetton' and 'Witmen' come from the coins' Latin legends, perhaps personal names, sometimes blundered and including runes. This and stylistic and metallurgical grounds indicate a date of c 650 for Wunetton type thrymsas. Early Medieval Corpus registration number at the Fitzwilliam Museum: EMC 2008.0308. N 26; S 58-74; S 761 variant. Almost extremely fine/very fine, struck in lustrous gold. Found Kent. No similar coin dies recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Gold, 1.29 grams, 12.39 mm. Circa 620 - 655 A.D. A smart English struck Ultra-Crondall gold Thrymsa, a derivative of the Witmen group, Wuneetton type. This is a coin not represented in the Crondall hoard, but is probably of the same date range. Obverse: Bare headed bust of the King right, with trident-like cross before [candelabrum]. Reverse: WVNERETTON [W & V upside down], around cross Potent in centre with in a double beaded circle, legend a blundered form of WVNEETON. The meaning of this inscription has never been firmly established, and it is impossible to say whether it may refer to a mint or moneyer. Presumably minted, around London and Kent. 'Wunetton' and 'Witmen' come from the coins' Latin legends, perhaps personal names, sometimes blundered and including runes. This and stylistic and metallurgical grounds indicate a date of c 650 for Wunetton type thrymsas. Early Medieval Corpus registration number at the Fitzwilliam Museum: EMC 2008.0282. N 26; S 58-74; S 761 variant. Almost extremely fine, struck in a gorgeous shade of pale gold. Found Suffolk. No similar coin recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Gold, 1.28 grams; 15.07 mm. Early 6th Century A.D. A Merovingian/Visigothic 'Pseudo Imperial' Tremissis used by the Anglo Saxons as a Gold Shilling. Obverse: A devolved Merovingian style draped and diademed bust right, surrounded by a blundered legend I[LN]TOIITNITIV. Reverse: Devolved figure of Victory advancing right holding wreath and palm, cross for its head, with another blundered legend surrounding +IOTIIVIII. Interesting that it was struck so hard that a small section of the edge parted. An Excessively Rare coin, possibly a UNIQUE variation in good very fine condition. NO OTHER SIMILAR COINS recorded with the Medieval Coin Corpus (EMC) at the Fitzwilliam Museum or the Sylloge of Coins in the British Isles (SCBI), we can find nothing exactly the same published anywhere else.