- The
thrymsa (Old English:
þrymsa) was a gold coin
minted in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England. It
originated as a copy of
Merovingian tremisses and earlier...
- and 8th centuries. The word
tremissis was
borrowed into Old
English as
thrymsa. In
Frankish sources, the
tremissis is
sometimes called a triens, a term...
- two-hundreders". The law code even
mentions the
weregild for a king, at 30,000
thrymsas,
composed of 15,000 for the man, paid to the
royal family, and 15,000 for...
- Æthelred (last)
Legislature Witenagemot Historical era
Heptarchy • Established c. 455 • Full
integration into
crown of Wes**** 825
Currency sceat,
thrymsa...
-
coins of
similar format were produced,
often known to
numismatists as
thrymsas. By the
middle of the 7th
century the
quantity of gold in
these coins was...
- unravel. Some of the
earliest series use the same
designs as the pale gold
thrymsas (similar to the
continental Latin: tremissis;
notionally one-third of a...
-
mentioned in Æthelberht's laws. The
coins are also
known to
numismatists as
thrymsas. Æthelberht died on 24
February 616 and was
succeeded by his son, Eadbald...
- once held the
coins and jewellery. Of the 97 coins, 73 were Anglo-Saxon
thrymsa and 24 were
Merovingian or
Frankish tremissis. The
consensus amongst historians...
- Æthelberht's laws. The
coins are also
known to
numismatists as "
thrymsas".
Thrymsas are
known from Eadbald's reign, but few are
known that
carry his...
- An
early medieval Anglo-Saxon gold
þrymsa coin from c. 650–675....
