NHER 8843 (Find Spot record) - Medieval metal finds
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Summary
Three medieval forged gold coins were found in 1972.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GARVESTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
March 21 1972. Three gold coins found after bonfire in orchard by Station Farm. Obverse: FELFRED REX SAX. Reverse: AELFR
Identified by by M. Archibald (British Museum) as forgeries (correspondence), Henry III or after. Site previously used by scrap metal/car dealer for fifteen years, but farmed before that.
Present owner now clearing the area to farm it.
E. B. Gree (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Garveston (Thuxton).
- --- 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. TG 00 NW 20.
- --- SNF2462 Serial: 1972. Council for British Archaeology, Group 7: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1972. No 19. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 16 2016 1:01PM