NHER 5509 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age gold ring (King's Lynn, poorly located)

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Summary

A Bronze Age gold penannular ring, also known as 'ring money', was found in King's Lynn in about 1881. The exact circumstances of discovery are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

About 1881.
Piece of plain gold 'ring-money'.
Ashmolean Museum.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

The Ashmolean museum catalogue (S1) provides the following further information:
1.6cm (diameter), 4.46g (weight).
Presented by Sir Arthur Evans from the collection of Sir John Evans.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 26 July 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. King's Lynn.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

RING MONEY (CURRENCY) (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

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King's Lynn (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 26 2018 2:53PM