Record Details
NHER Number: | 541 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | Possible hoard of Roman coins |
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Summary
It is recorded that around fifty Roman coins were recovered from this area, and may be represent a possible coin hoard.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Telegraph Plantation, Pilling Park Wood.
Around fifty Roman coins scattered over an area of around 100yds x 30ft (91m x 9.1m) at anything down at around 2ft to 2ft 4ins (61cm to 70cm). Possible Hoard? Range around 1st/2nd to mid 4th century.
'Gloria Exercitus' with 1 and 2 standards.
Pottery scatter.
Compiled by P. Oxby.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Roman. |
Related records
Site 1223 | Parent of: Telegraph Plantation, Pilling Park Wood (Monument) |
57973 | Part of: Possible Roman settlement (Monument) |
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