NHER 4429 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin hoard

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Summary

In 1718 a hoard of Roman coins was found in Welney. The location of these coins is now unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish WELNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1718.
Hoard of coins including Carausius found in 'urns within reach of the plowshare'.
Stukeley had the Carausius coins, and the coins or engravings are said to have gone to University College, Cambridge, but location unknown now.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Article in Serial: 1950. Proceedings of Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XLIII, p 19. p 19.
  • --- Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 311-322.
  • --- Monograph: Watson, W.. 1827. An Historical Account of the Town and Port of Wisbech in the Isle of Ely..
  • --- Publication: Miller, S. H. and Skertchley, S. B. J. 1878. The Fenland Past and Present. p 411.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Welney.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Serial: Stukeley, W.. 1883. The family memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley and the antiquarian and other correspondance of William Stukeley, Roger and Samuel Gale.. Vol II, p 23. pp 22-25.
  • <S1> Correspondence: Bell, B.. 1733/4. Letter. 14 January.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 3 2013 11:58AM

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