Record ID: NMS-9A2563
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold tremissis, late 6th- or 7th-century Merovingian France, no parallel in Belfort or Prou, obverse +TEVDNOCAS, bust right, reverse +TEO[D?]O[B?]E MO, long cross on step, moneyer perhaps Teodebert, weight 1.27g, c.590-670 (EMC 2013.0235)
Created on: Thursday 13th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-0F87A2
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tremissis or pseudo-tremissis of the 7th century, which has been pierced and gilded for use as a pendant. The tremissis is a coin type widely issued by the Merovingian Franks in this period, but also produced by the Anglo-Saxons and Frisians. Such coins were produced in fairly good gold at the beginning of the century, but with the gold contained declining as the century progressed, with the gold increasingly replaced by silver. The design on this example is relatively crude, and could represent either a Merovingian coin or an imitation produced elsewhere. Its gold content is c. 41-4…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crimplesham', grid reference and parish protected.