发现忏悔者爱德华和征服者威廉统治时期的硬币徽章

专家将其描述为一枚硬币徽章而不是胸针，因为这枚 18 毫米（0.7 英寸）的圆形徽章不适用于固定衣服

A coin badge thought to have belonged to an Anglo-Saxon Christian devotee has been discovered by a metal detectorist in North Yorkshire.

北约克郡的一名金属探测器发现了一枚被认为属于盎格鲁撒克逊基督教信徒的硬币徽章。

The silver-gilt piece, which is about 18mm (0.7in) in diameter, was found near Helmsley by Ms Rogerson, who has been detecting for about 10 years.

这块镀银的碎片直径约为 18 毫米（0.7 英寸），是罗杰森女士在赫尔姆斯利附近发现的，她已经进行了大约 10 年的探测。

It is believed to date back to the 11th Century and was minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor, who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before being succeeded by William the Conqueror following the Norman Invasion.

据信，它的历史可以追溯到 11 世纪，是在忏悔者爱德华统治时期铸造的，爱德华是英格兰最后一位盎格鲁-撒克逊国王，在诺曼入侵后由征服者威廉继任。

The coin badge, which is now set to go on display at the Yorkshire Museum in York, features a cross design on the reverse and the words "EDPARD RX ANGL" on the other side, indicating it was minted in York by a man called Snebern.

这枚硬币徽章现在将在约克郡博物馆展出，背面有十字图案，另一面有“EDPARD RX ANGL”字样，表明它是由一位名叫 Snebern 的人在约克铸造的。

It is thought the coin badge may have been made at the mint, rather than being taken to a silversmith for adaption, due to the popularity of coin badges during Edward's reign.

人们认为，由于爱德华统治期间硬币徽章的流行，硬币徽章可能是在造币厂制作的，而不是被带到银匠那里进行改造。

Coin badges minted in York during Edward's reign are also said to be more unusual finds than those minted elsewhere.

据说爱德华统治时期在约克铸造的硬币徽章也比其他地方铸造的硬币徽章更不寻常。

"It is interesting that coins converted in such a specific way date to the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, with a concentration in a period of 10 years," said Ms Rogerson.

罗杰森女士说：“有趣的是，以这种特定方式兑换的硬币可以追溯到忏悔者爱德华和征服者威廉统治时期，而且集中在十年间。”

"She said experts described it as a coin badge rather than brooch because the 18mm (0.7in)-round piece was not for fastening clothes but was designed to be purely decorative - as well as devotional.

“她说，专家们将其描述为硬币徽章而不是胸针，因为这枚 18 毫米（0.7 英寸）的圆形徽章不是用于固定衣服，而是纯粹的装饰性以及虔诚的用途。

"They all have the cross design on the reverse but all the examples we know of have the reverse showing, so it was definitely worn an act of Christian devotion," she said.

“它们的背面都有十字架设计，但我们知道的所有例子都有相反的显示，所以它绝对是基督教虔诚的表现，”她说。