Record ID: KENT-67BAC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Merovingian copy of a gold solidus, dating to the 6th or early 7th century The obverse is obviously initially copied from a coin of Anastasius (AD 491-518), but the actual type with the emperor holding a cross on globe is later, in use from the reign of Justinian I (AD 527-68) onwards.  In fact, the reverse type suggests that the coin types are copied from a gold solidus struck at Constantinople for Justinian I (MIB 6), the prototype being struck AD 537-42.  The name of Justininian has been replaced with that of Anastasius.  Therefore the piece probably dates to the lat…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C339EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A plated or gilt copper-alloy copy of a gold Byzantine solidus, probably of Justinian I (527-565). Probably VICTORI-A AVGGG reverse type depicting angel standing facing, holding jewelled cross and cross on globe. -//CONOB. Dating of official issues of this type are c.AD 527-538. It is uncertain as to whether this was an attempted coin forgery or produced as an element of decoration for a necklace or pendant for which copies and genuine issues were both used. Measurements: 17.68mm in diameter and 2.04g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-AF81C3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A cut fragment of a Visitgothic imitation of a gold Roman solidus of Valentinian III (AD 425–455), dating to c. AD 439–455 (Reece Period 22). VICTORI-A AVGGG reverse type depicting Emperor standing facing holding long cross and Victory on globe; right foot on human-headed coiled serpent. Mint of Ravenna. Probably as RIC X, p. 454, nos. 3715–8. The annulet above the head and the extended tongues of the letter G on the reverse are indicative of a Visigothic product. Obverse inscription: […]-NIANVS [P…]. Reverse […]GGG. Mintmark [R] V…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-85F619
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval gold pseudo-imperial solidus, probably struck by the Merovingian Franks in the Lower Rhineland in the name of Anastasius I (AD 491-518), dating to the period c.AD 491-518. Unclear mint. cf. MEC I, no. 343; Belfort 5033-6. Ref: Grierson and Blackburn 1986 (MEC): plate 17 no 343, p.463; Belfort 1894: 14-5. Obverse: D N ΛNΛSTΛ-SIVS P P AVG, Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust three-quarter facing to right, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm. Reverse: VICTORI-Λ ΛVCCΓ or VICTORI-Λ ΛVCCC, Victory standing left holding long j…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-2A93DC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval Anglo-Frisian gold Solidus, c.825-850, imitating a Solidus of Louis the Pious (AD 814-840). Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust right; IIVVIIVOOVIHTV Reverse: Suspended wreath containing a large cross pattée; IHVIIVOVIIVII Similar examples recorded on the database include: LANCUM-9E265D, WILT-A50F43, SF-5DE284, LIN-BD3588 and SF-DC15C9
Created on: Monday 20th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldingbourn Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-BD3588
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure ref. 2018 T928: an Early-Medieval gold coin pendant. The pendant is made from a 9th-century Anglo-Frisian copy of a Carolingian solidus of Louis the Pious (814-840). ​The coin has been pierced directly above the head. Obverse: laureate and cuirassed bust right; legend illegible Reverse: cross pattée within a wreath; legend illegible. Discussion: There are only four other solidi of Louis the Pious recorded on the PAS database; a find from Salisbury recorded under WILT-A50F43; one from Lincolnshire recorded under LANCUM-9E265D; one from West Sussex recorded unde…
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coningsby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-C36274
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Merovingian or Frisian gold solidus, uncertain mint and moneyer, 7th century AD, pierced for suspension. Obverse: Facing diademed bust derived from Byzantine prototype, blundered inscription. Reverse: Cross on globe, ɅR (reversed) to either side, BATONEAIC (partially retrograde and inverted). The design of the coin is ultimately derived from Byzantine prototypes, but seems in this instance to be copied from a coin of Arles in southern France, as signified by the letters AR in the reverse field. The obverse inscription appears to be completely blundered, and while it is possible to …
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Marlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-EE0045
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Early-Medieval pseudo-Imperial solidus of Justinian I (AD 527-565), dating to the period c.AD 527-565. Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P NC, Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globe cruciger and shield. Reverse: VICTORI-A AVGGG, Angel standing facing holding chrismon topped staff and globe cruciger, a star to the right. Mintmark: - *//CONOC (C reversed) Diameter: 21mm; Weight: 4.43g. For the official prototype of Justinian from Constantinople cf. MIBE p.113, no. 7. This is probably a Merovingian pseudo-Imperial issue, cf. Belfort no. 5234passim.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Louth Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DC15C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gold early medieval pierced Anglo-Frisian gold Solidus, dating to the period c.AD 825-850, imitating a Solidus of Louis the Pious (AD 814-840). Obverse: D(reverse)IIVIIIVDOIIIVIG (copying DN LVDOVICVS IMP AVG) Crude laureate, draped bust right with long vertical bar for nose, raised oval eye and blurred jawline. Struck slightly off-centre. Reverse: IIIIIVIIIIOIVIII (copying MVNVS DIVINVM) Suspended wreath containing a large cross pattée linked to wreath on vertical axis Dimensions: Diameter: 22.33mm, thickness: 1.84mm, weight: 3.81g The object conta…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5DE284
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval gold coin, a contemporary 9th-century Anglo-Frisian copy of a Carolingian solidus of Louis the Pious (814-840). The coin has been partially bent due to post-depositional damage.
Created on: Friday 16th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-F02EB5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold solidus of Arichis II, dux of Benevento (Italy), probably Class I coinage of 758-765. See Grierson and Blackburn 1986 (Medieval European Coinage 1: The Early Middle Ages), 575, plate 50 (no 1096). The coin bears two cut marks at 1 and 5 o'clock respectively, both of which cut through the coin in a straight line, angled toward a point just right of centre. The cuts do not meet, however, so that the coin remained intact. These cut marks may represent an aborted attempt of 'hacking' the coin for gold - a practice common in the Early Medieval period.
Created on: Wednesday 20th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alnwick area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-09EA44
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold-plated imitation of a Merovingian solidus from the mint of Marseilles, probably from the very late sixth or seventh century, which has been pierced for suspension, and subsequently broken. The obverse shows a crude diademed bust, facing to the right. There are traces of lettering in the field in front of the bust but only the edges of the letters are visible, as the letters were mostly beyond the break line. The design is very similar to a coin in the Fitzwilliam Museum, attributed to Sigebert III (639-56), also pierced for suspension. The reverse has a typical cross on globe d…
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-4A1EA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Merovingian gold solidus of Chlothar II. Marseilles mint.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd March 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hougham Without', grid reference and parish protected.