ANGLO-SAXON SILVER-GILT COIN PENDANT Circa 5th-7th century AD. A mid-2nd century Roman coin of Faustina Augusta curated and provided with a silver rivetted ribbed suspension plate and loop, mounted with the portrait vertical. Silver-gilt, 4.48 grams, 28.42 mm. Extremely fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection. Literature Published, see Hammond, B. British Artefacts Volume 1 - Early Anglo-Saxon. Footnotes The pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons used Roman coins as amulets, preferring types with a clear human portrait.
ANGLO-SAXON SILVER-GILT COIN PENDANT Circa 5th-7th century AD. A mid-2nd century Roman coin of Faustina Augusta curated and provided with a silver rivetted ribbed suspension plate and loop, mounted with the portrait vertical. Silver-gilt, 4.48 grams, 28.42 mm. Extremely fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection. Literature Published, see Hammond, B. British Artefacts Volume 1 - Early Anglo-Saxon. Footnotes The pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons used Roman coins as amulets, preferring types with a clear human portrait.
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