Category

Anglo-Saxon archaeology

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Staffordshire Hoard

hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork discovered in 2009

A sceat or sceatta ( ; , ) was a small, thick silver coin minted in England, Frisia, and Jutland during the Anglo-Saxon period that normally weighed 0.8–1.3 grams (about  troy ounce). It is now (as of 2024) more commonly known in England as an 'early penny'.

Benty Grange helmet

7th-century boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet

archaeological find

Seax of Beagnoth

10th century Anglo-Saxon seax

Coppergate Helmet

8th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet

Lancashire Viking silver hoard

Guilden Morden boar

Anglo-Saxon bronze/copper alloy figure of a boar

7th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet

Royal Saxon tomb in Prittlewell

Archeological site in Essex, UK

Coronation Stone

stone in Kingston, United Kingdom associated with the coronation ceremonies of Anglo-Saxon kings

Shorwell helmet

6th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet

Horncastle helmet fragment

7th-century Anglo-Saxon ornament depicting a boar

Benty Grange hanging bowl

Anglo-Saxon artefact from the seventh century AD.