Record Details

NHER Number:18424
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval coin and ring

Summary

Metal detecting in February 1982 recovered a medieval gilt bronze finger ring set with stone (garnet?) and a Henry VI(?) groat.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 72 13
Map Sheet:TF71SW
Parish:PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1982. Found with metal detector 183m (200yds) southeast of St Mary Magdalen's Church.
A gilt bronze finger ring set with stone (garnet?), possibly of 13th century date and a Henry VI(?) groat were recovered. See slide (S1) made by NCM.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM) March 1982.
For Iron Age coin see NHER 18042 also see NHER 17988 for Bronze Age chisel previously listed under this number.
W. Milligan (NCM) 2 March 1982 (to NAU October 1982).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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

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