NHER 8709 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin hoard
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME HALE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Roman coin hoard.
Correct grid reference by R.R.Clarke (NCM) and not TF 9004 0639 as on old Ordnance Survey.
See file for details.
E. Rose (NLA).
5 August 1943.
Found together in one spot 46cm (13 inches) diameter. No pottery.
Hoard of 39 coins, late 3rd century.
Seven copper alloy Gallienus.
One silver Gallienus.
Two copper alloy Salonina.
One silver Postumus.
Ten copper alloy Victorinus.
Eleven copper alloy Tetricus I.
Four copper alloy Tetricus II.
Five copper alloy Claudius II.
One illegible.
See (S1) and (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 14 March 2006.
[1] said the hoard contained around 230 coins.
1947.
Two strays from this hoard.
One copper alloy Victorinus.
One copper alloy Claudius II.
M. Dennis (NLA), 14 March 2006.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Holme Hale.
- --- 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 90 NW 9 [2]; TF 90 NW 11 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF61896 Unpublished Document: Clarke, R.R.. 1943. Small Hoard of Roman Coins found near Holme Hale, Norfolk.
- <S2> SNF2086 Article in Serial: 1944. Roman Britain in 1943. Journal of Roman Studies. Vol XXXIV pp 76-91. p 79.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 7 2016 11:51AM