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Thrymsa 'York' group
| Issuer | Early Anglo-Saxon |
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| Year | 640-655 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Stylized frontal bust or facing figure rendered in a debased classical style, flanked on either side by small crosslets. The drapery is depicted as a series of intersecting linear strokes, reflecting the degenerate Roman prototype from which the design ultimately derives. The overall composition is contained within a beaded border, with the design elements exhibiting the characteristic abstract quality of early Anglo-Saxon die-cutting. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold pattée or Greek cross occupies the center of an inner beaded circle, the arms clearly defined against the flat gold field. Surrounding the inner circle is a blundered and largely illegible pseudo-legend, composed of letter-like forms and symbols derived from a Latin prototype but rendered without coherent meaning, a hallmark of the York group thrymsa series. The entire design is enclosed within an outer beaded border, consistent with the hammered production technique of the period. |
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