Record Details

NHER Number:12577
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Post-medieval gold coin (Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby, poorly located)

Summary

A Scottish gold coin from the reign of James IV found during metal detecting, one of a number of gold coins found along the coast, see NHER 8665.

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Location

Parish:ORMESBY ST MARGARET WITH SCRATBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

1977. Stray Find.
Found with metal detector on cliff edge "in square TG 5115":
1 post-medieval gold Scottish coin; sword and sceptre piece (six pounds) of James VI, 1603.
Cast seen at Norwich Castle Museum (NCM) 25 May 1977, identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
Details supplied by NCM.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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