Thrymsa
Sign in to savethumb|An early medieval Anglo-Saxon gold thrymsa (or shilling) coin from c. 650–675 AD.|alt=The thrymsa () was a gold coin minted in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England. It originated as a copy of Merovingian tremisses and earlier Roman coins with a high gold content. Continued debasement between the 630s and the 650s reduced the gold content in newly minted coins such that after c. 655 the percentage of gold in a new coin was less than 35%. The thrymsa ceased to be minted after about 675 and was superseded by the silver sceat.
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thumb|An early medieval Anglo-Saxon gold thrymsa (or shilling) coin from c. 650–675 AD.|alt=The thrymsa () was a gold coin minted in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England. It originated as a copy of Merovingian tremisses and earlier Roman coins with a high gold content. Continued debasement between the 630s and the 650s reduced the gold content in newly minted coins such that after c. 655 the percentage of gold in a new coin was less than 35%. The thrymsa ceased to be minted after about 675 and was superseded by the silver sceat.
==History== thumb|Gold thrymsa with a figure of Victory enfolding the heads of two small figures. c. 655–675 AD|alt=