NHER 1749 (Find Spot record) - Egyptian coin find
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM OVERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1933.
'Found north of road by Burnham Overy Forge'.
Coin, bronze Egyptian, Ptolemy III, head of Zeus Ammon, broad band in hair, border of dots. Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt. (Described as 'identical to no.2 (from site 1748)' by R. R. Clarke (NCM), so that description here transcribed) Seen by E. M. Mennell and then destroyed.
July 1933.
Probably import of Roman date, but not above suspicion of having reached England very recently.
(S1) gives 2 Ptolemaic; regards it as scrap metal.
R. R. Clarke. (NCM).
NB gridref is spot marked on old 6" by R. R. Clarke; it is three gardens east of forge, but as only described as "by forge" this may be correct. However on same card R. R. Clarke gives a later entry, cross referenced, which is given as "garden of forge". This is clearly not this grid ref though formerly put under this county number; now site 21881. Are these two separate sites, or is this site (1749) incorrect?
E. Rose 28 October 1985.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Burnham Market [2].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 74 SE 13; TF 84 SW 4.
- <S1> SNF7149 Publication: Milne, J. G. 1948. Finds of Greek Coins in the British Isles: the evidence reconsidered in the light of the Rackett collection from Dorset. p 38.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Undated)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2016 2:35PM