NHER 5519 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1939. North side of Gayton road, possibly number 9.
Coin of Maxentius found.
Greenland Fishery Museum, (S1).
R. R. Clark (NCM).
Obverse; MAXENTI VS PF AVG Laureate(?) reverse: VICTORIA A ETERNA AVG. Victory standing(?) inscribing (?) VOT X on shield; mintmark Ostia (?) About AD 310.
'It is, relatively speaking, a rare coin…, says (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 27 November 1980.
Grid reference corrected from TF 6399 2066 to reflect details above.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 25 July 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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 62 SW 33.
- --- SNF2351 Serial: 1968. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1968. No 15. p 8.
- <S1> SNF3170 Newspaper Article: Lynn Advertiser. 1939. [unknown]. 20 January.
- <S2> SNF7026 Serial: Mattingley, H. & Sydenham, E.A.. 1993?. Roman Imperial Coinage.. Vol I, p 120, pl VIII, 12.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- COIN (Roman - 306 AD to 312 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 25 2018 3:07PM