NHER 23501 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age coin and Roman brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a gold East Anglian type Iron Age coin and a Roman copper alloy brooch.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NW
Civil Parish	WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

March 1987. Metal detecting. Within a few feet of each other.
Gold stater, Freckenham type, as (S1), with possible reverse die link to No. 29. Weight 5.43 gm. See (S2).
Roman bronze brooch, rear hook spring attachment, humped bow and reeded, fantail foot.
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 27 March 1987.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF4325 Article in Serial: Allen, D. F.. 1970. The Coins of the Iceni.. Britannia. Vol I, pp 1-33. Nos 29, 30.
<S2> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 8:21AM