First known picture of an Englishman is found on Anglo-Saxon penny dating from 640AD

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• Detectorist Chris Kutler, 57, found haul of coins in a field near Chelmsford, Essex
• They date back to 640AD during Anglo-Saxon era and later Merovingian dynasty
• Chris now believes an image on one coin depicts a settler from a Germanic tribe who became one of the earliest English people

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