Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40897 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | 7th century gold pendant, medieval seal matrix |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 2004 recovered a Solidus coin of the Roman emperor Honorius with a later suspension loop. The coin had been used as an Early Saxon pendant, the loop having been welded onto both faces, probably during the 7th century. A medieval seal matrix was also recovered from this area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01SE |
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| Parish: | RUNHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 2004. Metal-detecting.
Solidus of Honorius with suspension loop, an Early Saxon pendant. Loop, welded onto both faces, now detached from reverse and distorted.
Submitted for consideration as Treasure and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2006.146).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 October 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2020.
Before 5 February 2004. Metal detecting.
Pendant may date to 7th century.
See A. Marsden's (NLA) identification in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 January 2005.
November-December 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval seal matrix (inscription: 'Mark Matthew Luke John').
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PENDANT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. pp 79-80; No 110; Figs 110.1 and 110.2. |
| --- | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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