Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28908 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Hoard of eighty-two silver coins buried during the Civil War |
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Summary
In 1989 to 1991 a hoard of eighty-two silver coins, minted between 1526 and 1643 and buried during the Civil War, were recovered by a member of the public with a metal detector.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM28SE |
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| Parish: | WORTWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1989 to 1991. Found while digging and in molehills with metal detector. [1]
Hoard of eighty-two silver coins (date range Henry VIII, 1526 - 29 to Charles I, 1641-3).
Found in small groups, on five separate occasions.
Full list in secondary file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
Declared Treasure Trove August 1991.
J. A. Davies (NCM), 3 March 1992.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. [Articles on a hoard of eighty-two silver coins, Wortwell]. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Davies, J. A. 1994. A Civil War Coin Hoard from Wortwell, South Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 84-89. |
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