金属探测器发现忏悔者爱德华统治时期的镀金银币胸针

该硬币于 2020 年 8 月在埃塞克斯郡谢林附近发现，于 1056 年至 1059 年间在约克的一个铸币厂铸造。

A gilded silver coin brooch that was the height of fashion during the reign of Edward the Confessor has been found by a metal detectorist.

一名金属探测器发现了一枚镀金银币胸针，它在忏悔者爱德华统治时期非常流行。

The discovery was made in August 2020 near Sheering, Essex, and the coin was struck at a mint in York between 1056 to 1059.

该硬币于 2020 年 8 月在埃塞克斯郡谢林附近发现，于 1056 年至 1059 年间在约克的一个铸币厂铸造。

County finds liaison officer Lori Rogerson said these coin brooches or badges were the "most popular pieces of jewellery" during the last Anglo-Saxon king's reign and, with its cross design, it was probably worn as "an act of Christian devotion".

县发现联络官洛里·罗杰森 (Lori Rogerson) 表示，这些硬币胸针或徽章是最后一位盎格鲁撒克逊国王统治时期“最受欢迎的珠宝”，而且由于其十字架设计，佩戴它可能是“基督教信仰的一种表现”。

The modified silver penny is to be the subject of a treasure inquest and Epping Forest Museum hopes to acquire it.

这枚经过改造的银便士将成为宝藏调查的对象，埃平森林博物馆希望能获得它。

Edward was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and when he died without children, the throne was contested and ultimately claimed by William the Conqueror after his invasion.

爱德华是英格兰最后一位盎格鲁撒克逊国王，当他去世时没有孩子，王位受到争夺，最终在征服者威廉入侵后被夺取。

"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。

It has EDPARD RX ANGL struck on one side and the other said it was minted in York by a man called Snebern.

它的一侧刻有 EDPARD RX ANGL，另一侧则称是由一位名叫 Snebern 的人在约克铸造的。

With the fashion for coin badges at its height during Edward's reign, she believed it might well have been turned into a brooch at the mint, rather than taken to a silversmith for adaption.

在爱德华统治时期，硬币徽章的流行达到了顶峰，她相信它很可能被改造成造币厂的胸针，而不是送到银匠那里进行改造。

She added brooches made from Edward's coins minted in York were more unusual finds than those minted elsewhere.

她补充说，用爱德华在约克铸造的硬币制成的胸针比其他地方铸造的胸针更不寻常。

"These badges might have been more easy or affordable to obtain than a piece of jewellery - or may just have been a trend of the time that people saw and wanted to be a part of," said Ms Rogerson.

罗杰森女士说：“这些徽章可能比一件珠宝更容易或更便宜地获得，或者可能只是人们看到并想成为其中一部分的时代趋势。”

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