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 The thrymsa ceased to be minted after about 675 and was superseded by the silver sceat.
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Le thrymsa est une pièce de monnaie en or frappée en Angleterre au VIIe siècle, durant la période anglo-saxonne. Il s'agit à l'origine de copies de monnaies mérovingiennes ou romaines, avec un pourcentage d'or important mais qui ne cesse de diminuer entre les années 630 et 650. Le thrymsa disparaît vers 675 au profit d'une nouvelle monnaie en argent, le sceat.
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