Record Details

NHER Number:19762
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Saxon and medieval coins

Summary

Metal detecting recovered Late Saxon and medieval coins and medieval fragments of pottery. The Late Saxon coin is an important Scandinavian imitation of a penny of the King Cnut.

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Location

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Map Sheet:TL98SE
Parish:HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1983. Found with metal detecting. [1]
Penny of Cnut, Scandinavian imitation of short-cross type (BMC XVI, Hild H.) Weight 0.87g 13.4 gr. Coin of great importance. See (S1).
Penny of Edward IV, York mint, 1461-5, I.m. rose(? ). See (S2).
Edward IV penny.
Two Henry I pennies (latter three said to have been reported previously to NCM, but no record found).
Medieval sherds.
Information from [2].
S. Margeson (NCM), 12 September 1983.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (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.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Archibald, M.. Scandinavian Imitation of penny of Cnut, Short-cross type.
<S2>Publication: North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coins. Class III No. 1542.

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