Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15688 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman coin, Late Saxon and medieval objects |
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Summary
In 1978 a possible Roman double cententionalis coin of the emperor Magnentius or Decentius was recovered from this area. Fieldwalking in 1984 by the Fenland Survey recovered a general scatter of medieval pottery sherds. Metal detecting in 2001 also recovered a small number of Late Saxon and medieval metal objects
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51NW |
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| Parish: | TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1978. On field surface. Context 2 [1].
Coin; obverse has a bare-headed heavy featured bust, facing right. Inscription illegible. Reverse shows a Chi-Rho, alpha and omega?, inscription illegible. Double cententionalis? of Magnentius or Decentius (Seaby).
Seen by KLM, 13 May 1978.
Compiled by E. James (KLM), 13 May 1978.
4 April 1984. Context 1. Field around above findspot walked; ploughed and well weathered winter wheat (S1).
Odd sherds medieval pottery. TSC AC.
Compiled by R. Silvester (NLA), April 1984.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
January 2001. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin.
Late Saxon and medieval metal finds (including medieval silver brooch).
See finder's sketch map (S3) and lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 2001.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Treasure Annual Report 2000. p 71; No 123. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: 1984. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC AC. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
| <S3> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
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