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Canterbury-St Martin's hoard

Index Canterbury-St Martin's hoard

The Canterbury-St Martin's hoard is a coin-hoard dating from the 6th century, found in the 19th century at Canterbury, Kent. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Anglo-Saxons, Bibliothèque nationale de France, British Museum, Canterbury, Charles Roach Smith, Churchyard, Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England, Engraved gem, Hoard, Joseph Mayer (antiquary), Justin II, Kent, Liudhard medalet, Merovingian dynasty, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pendant, Philip Grierson, Royal Numismatic Society, Sandwich, Kent, Solidus (coin), Sonia Chadwick Hawkes, St Augustine's Abbey, St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Tremissis, World Museum, X-ray.

  2. 1844 archaeological discoveries
  3. 6th-century artifacts
  4. Coin hoards
  5. Collection of the World Museum
  6. History of Canterbury
  7. Hoards from Anglo-Saxon Britain
  8. Hoards of jewellery

Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France

The ('National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Canterbury

Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974.

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Charles Roach Smith

Charles Roach Smith (20 August 1807 – 2 August 1890), FSA, was an English antiquarian and amateur archaeologist who was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the London Numismatic Society.

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Churchyard

In Christian countries a churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself.

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Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England

Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England refers to the use of coins, either for monetary value or for other purposes, in Anglo-Saxon England.

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Engraved gem

An engraved gem, frequently referred to as an intaglio, is a small and usually semi-precious gemstone that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face.

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Hoard

A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache.

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Joseph Mayer (antiquary)

Joseph Mayer (1803–1886) was an English goldsmith, antiquary and collector.

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Justin II

Justin II (Iustinus; Ioustînos; died 5 October 578) was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 until 578.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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Liudhard medalet

The Liudhard medalet is a gold Anglo-Saxon coin or small medal found sometime before 1844 near St Martin's Church in Canterbury, England. Canterbury-St Martin's hoard and Liudhard medalet are Anglo-Saxon art, collection of the World Museum and gold coins.

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Merovingian dynasty

The Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751.

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Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Auloron e Senta Maria; Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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Pendant

A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace".

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Philip Grierson

Philip Grierson, (15 November 1910 – 15 January 2006) was a British historian and numismatist.

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Royal Numismatic Society

The Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics.

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Sandwich, Kent

Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England.

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Solidus (coin)

The solidus (Latin 'solid';: solidi) or nomisma (νÏŒμισμα, nómisma, 'coin') was a highly pure gold coin issued in the Later Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire. Canterbury-St Martin's hoard and solidus (coin) are gold coins.

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Sonia Chadwick Hawkes

Sonia Chadwick Hawkes (5 November 1933 – 30 May 1999) was a British archaeologist specialising in early Anglo-Saxon archaeology.

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St Augustine's Abbey

St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of SS. Peter and Paul and changed after Augustine's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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St Martin's Church, Canterbury

The Church of St Martin is an ancient Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England, situated slightly beyond the city centre.

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Tremissis

The tremissis or tremis (Greek: τριμίσιον, trimision) was a small pure gold coin of Late Antiquity. Canterbury-St Martin's hoard and tremissis are gold coins.

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World Museum

World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Canterbury-St Martin's hoard and World Museum are collection of the World Museum.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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See also

1844 archaeological discoveries

6th-century artifacts

Coin hoards

Collection of the World Museum

History of Canterbury

Hoards from Anglo-Saxon Britain

Hoards of jewellery

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury-St_Martin's_hoard