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A purse or pouch (from the Latin bursa, which in turn is from the Greek βύρσα, býrsa, oxhide), [1] sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins. In most Commonwealth countries it is known simply as a purse, while "purse" in the United States usually refers to a handbag.
A money bag (or money sack) is a bag normally used to hold and transport coins and banknotes, often closed with a drawstring. [1] When transported between banks and other institutions, money bags are usually moved in armored cars or money trains .
Coin of Offa, king of Mercia, 757-796, with the Latin legend OFFA REX MERCIOR; British coins still carry Latin inscriptions in the 21st century. In the latter part of the 8th century a new style of silver penny appeared in Anglo-Saxon England, thinner and commonly bearing the names of both the king and the moneyer who had struck it.
Photos show the ancient treasures discovered by a team of archaeologists.
Three of the coins are fitted with a suspension loop, making them into jewellery. [1] All the coins were likely minted on Continental Europe as the British Isles did not mint gold coins of its own; [4] at least two of these coins were minted using the same dies as a number of coins from the Sutton Hoo purse hoard, itself dated to 625 AD. [5]
The purse-lid was the top of a leather pouch for coins. [2] The leather has decayed but forty Frankish coins and two small ingots were found with the lid. Each coin was from a different mint, indicating a deliberately selected collection. [3] The purse hung from the waist belt by the three hinges seen on top of it.