In Anglo-Saxon England money and coins went out of use when the Romans left. In fact the Anglo-Saxons used Roman coins as pendants, piercing a hole in them and placing them on necklaces. | ![]() |
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Roman coins are also found in Anglo-Saxon graves - such as those in the picture which were found in female child's grave (grave no. 59) at Abingdon in Oxfordshire. |