Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6491 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman coin of emperor Diocletian |
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Summary
In 1962 a Roman copper alloy coin of emperor Diocletian issued in AD 310 was recovered near Thornage Hall.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | THORNAGE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1962. 'Found in ditch at edge of a field near Thornage Hall'. Found when ditching.
Bronze follis of Diocletian issued AD 310; reverse reads: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, mint uncertain.
Identified by R. A. G. Carson of the British Museum.
In NCM. [1]
Information from NCM card (S1).
This find was formerly wrongly entered at 051 365 because wrongly stated to have been found in garden of donor. Corrected by Mrs Roberts 1983.
S. Margeson (NCM), 6 April 1983.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (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 - Roman. Thornage. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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