 | A metal detectorist landed the coin, dating from 650-700AD, in a field in South Cambridgeshire. It measures half an inch in diameter and weighs 1.3grams. It is one of just eight known examples of the 'Crispus' thrymsa. The design of the coin is based on an obsolete Roman coin of the emperor Crispus from the 4th century AD. Crispus (born c. 305—died 326, Pola, Venetia) was the eldest son of Constantine the Great. He was executed under mysterious circumstances on his father’s orders. |
 | The most famous discovery of thrymsas was at the Sutton Hoo ship burial in 1939. Graded Extremely Fine and centrally struck with all the inscriptions visible, the Crispus thrymsa realized £18,600 ($24,483 U.S.) against an estimate of £8,000 to £10,000. |
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