NHER 9433 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin forgery
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Summary
In 1958 a coin was found by workers at Crogham Farm. It was believed to be a contemporary forgery of a legitimate Roman coin.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1958.
Coin found by workers at Crogham Farm, believed to be forgery of Roman silver sestertius possibly Caracalla (AD 211 - 217) also probably a Roman forgery.
Site guessed from sketch plan. (S1).
R/ INDULGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH DEA CAELESTIS holding thunderbolt and septre. (S1), (S2).
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wymondham.
- --- 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 10 SW 11.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 5.
- <S1> SNF4795 Article in Serial: [unknown]. BMC. Vol V, p 208, no 280.
- <S2> SNF3416 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. [unknown]. [unknown]. 24 February.
- <S3> SNF3296 Newspaper Article: Eastern Evening News. [unknown]. 22 February.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2016 4:29PM