Rune inscribed Early Medieval Amulet, Billesley
A cast copper alloy early medieval amulet, with runic inscriptions on both faces was reported by a metal detectorist from Billesley. The runic inscription may be composed in Latin, not Anglo-Saxon, suggesting a Christian association and hence a date after c.1000 AD.
1 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 2006-04-18T23:00:00Z
Methods of discovery: Metal detector
2 Further information on the find of this early medieval cast copper alloy amulter, and the interpretation of the runic inscription, which is well-formed on the obverse and much feinter on the reverse. It has been suggested that one run is a ‘triple bind-run’ (three runes joined together) which is at least extremely rare, if not unique. It has also been suggested that the runic inscription may be composed in Latin, not Anglo-Saxon, suggesting a Christian association and hence a date after c.1000 AD.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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