Thrymsa

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 Roman coins with a high gold content.

[4] The ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, which dates from the early seventh-century contained 37 Merovingian tremisses but no Anglo-Saxon coins.

[nb 1] The Crondall hoard by contrast, dated to after c. 630, contained 101 gold coins, of which 69 were Anglo-Saxon and 24 were Merovingian or Frankish.

[7] Later thrymsas feature various different designs, including busts, crosses, lyre-like objects and Roman legionary ensigns.