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Anglo Saxon coin

Unknown artist, c. 630

A shilling struck at the mint in Canterbury during the reign of Eadbald, king of Kent (616- 640). The designs on the coin are copied from contemporary Continental coins of the Merovingians. The obverse depicts the diademed head of a ruler and the reverse has a representation of the True Cross raised on Golgotha suspended over a globe of the world. King Eadbald, son of King Ethelberht, had initially renounced the new Christian faith, but returned to it later.

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Title of artwork, date

Anglo Saxon coin, c. 630

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.1 cm

Grant

2500

Total cost

5000

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