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A stash of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies, found by two metal detectorists, have been sold at auction for £325,560. The hoard was discovered near Braintree in Essex and is believed to have been buried ...

Auctions A Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon Coins Could Fetch a Pretty Penny at Auction The coins were discovered in Essex by a pair of metal detectorists. The Braintree Hoard. Photo courtesy of Noonans.

The Guardian notes that Essex, from a historical perspective, has long been viewed as a “backwater” in the Anglo-Saxon era, but that the burial site looks set to change such perceptions.

New research questions famed burial of ‘first’ Christian Anglo-Saxon king It was long suspected that the spectacular Prittlewell burial belonged to the first Christian leader of the Kingdom of ...

An excavation has revealed an elaborate hall in the east of England of early Anglo-Saxon kings, which was used for feasting by monarchs and their warriors roughly 1,400 years ago.