Tony Abramson’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000 A finance director’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000. Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s. His passion developed during his … Read more
Tony Abramson’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000 A finance director’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000. Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s. His passion developed during his … Read more
Excavations of a massive Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Northamptonshire have revealed thousands of beads and brooches, along with weapons, textiles and other goods. Experts from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) uncovered the burial site at Overstone Gate amid preparations of the 15 hectare area for construction. Over the course of 12 months, the team identified 154 Anglo-Saxon … Read more
Hoo’s this starring in a film about Britain’s biggest medieval discovery? Excavation of Anglo-Saxon burial ship to be dramatised with star-studded cast New Netflix film about discovery of early medieval burial site at Sutton Hoo The star-studded movie ‘The Dig’ is set to be released on January 29 Features Lily James, Carey Mulligan and … Read more
Spectacular Anglo-Saxon cross that ‘belonged to a king’ is finally restored to its former glory after lying buried in a Scottish field for 1,000 years The metalwork was revealed by experts who removed dirt with a porcupine quill Was first found in 2014 in a field in west of Scotland as part of Galloway Hoard … Read more
The remains of an Anglo-Saxon warrior dubbed the ‘Marlow Warlord’ who lived during the 6th century AD have been uncovered by a metal detectorist. The 6ft tall warrior had been buried on a hilltop alongside an ornately decorated scabbard, a selection of expensive luxury items, spears and glasses. The pagan burial site had remained undiscovered … Read more
Anglo-Saxon teenage girl had her nose and lips cut off and may have been scalped in a gruesome act of punishment, skull unearthed in Hampshire reveals The skull was unearthed during an excavation in Oakridge back in the sixties Experts re-analysing the specimen found evidence of various horrific injuries Radiocarbon dating indicated that the skull dates … Read more
A 1,200-year-old silver coin will go under the auction hammer for the second time in six years next week, and could break its own record to become the most expensive Anglo-Saxon coin to ever be sold at auction. The penny, found by a treasure hunter in Pevensey, East Sussex, during a hailstorm six years ago, … Read more
A haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure dating back 1,500 years which was found buried on farmland six decades ago is expected to fetch £30,000 at auction. The ancient items – which shed light on life in medieval England – were hailed as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century when they were … Read more