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Two Roman coin hoards, amongst other finds were recovered from this site. The first and largest hoard, known as the Near Dereham Hoard, was discovered in 2004 and had has numerous subsequent addenda. A second, much smaller hoard of 16 coins was found nearby in 2010.
See (S5) for current details on interpretation [6].

28 November-1 December 2004. Metal-detecting.
3rd century Roman coin hoard discovered in plough soil.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

29-30 November 2004. Excavation.
The excavation to recover the Roman coin hoard revealed the base of a pottery vessel containing undisturbed remnant of hoard, in a tiny pit above the Roman feature.
846 Roman coins recovered.
See description in file.
Submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2004 T463).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 December 2004. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 15 May 2021.

December 2004-January 2005. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole modern field.
21 Roman coins, additional to the hoard recovered December 2004. This is the first addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 867 coins.
Seven Roman and two medieval coins.
Roman and medieval sherds.
Roman and undated metal objects.
See list and (S1) in file.
The 21 Roman coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2004 T463) and returned to the finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2005. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 14 May 2021.

January 2005-June 2005. Metal-detecting.
97 Roman coins. This is the second addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 964 coins.
The 97 Roman coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2004 T463) and returned to the finder.
See [5] for further details on the dates of these discoveries.
See file for (S2), which gives a total of 964 coins.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 September 2005. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 14 May 2021.

March 2005. Metal-detecting.
More Roman sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 April 2005.

August 2005. Metal-detecting.
Two sherds of medieval/post-medieval cast copper alloy vessels.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 October 2005.

22 and 23 October 2005. Metal-detecting.
6 Roman coins.
See list in file.
44 Roman coins. This is the third addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1008 coins.
The 44 coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2004 T463), and returned to the finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 December 2005. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 20 April 2021.

A. Marsden's (NLA) amended report (covering 1008 coins) added to file.
E. Darch (NLA), 11 November 2005.

October 2005-February 2006. Metal-detecting.
9 Roman coins. This is the fourth addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1017 coins. The 9 coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2006 T149), and returned to the finder.
See report for Coroner, which includes the 34 additional coins found between March 2006 and January 2007.
3 unrelated Roman coins, and ?coins with perforations.
See lists in file, (S3).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 March 2006. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 14 May 2021.

March 2006 and January 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
34 Roman coins. This is the fifth addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1051 coins. The 34 coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2006 T149), and returned to the finder.
See report for Coroner, which includes the nine additional coins found in October 2005-February 2006.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 February 2007. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 14 May 2021.

April-May 2006. Metal-detecting.
Roman sherds and one ?medieval sherd from centre of field and area of hoard.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 May 2006.

Treasure report (S4) in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 14 November 2006.

October-November 2006. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Roman and medieval sherds.
1 Roman coin.
Roman and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 December 2006.

September-October 2008. Metal-detecting
Roman pottery sherds.
1 Roman coin.
42 Roman coins. These coins were reported together with the 3 coins recovered in January 2019. See the latter for further details. They form a group of 45 coins, which is the sixth addendum (Treasure Ref: 2008 T640) to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1093 coins.
See list in file.
A Rogerson (NLA), 22 November 2008.

January 2009. Metal-detecting.
3 more coins from hoard, see list in file with forty-two coins found September-October 2008, not forty-three as previously reported. The forty-third was a non-hoard coin, a sestertius of Diva Faustina II, Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT Throne, Rome mint, c.175 AD.
These 3 coins, together with the 42 coins found in September-October 2009 form a group of 45 coins. This group is the sixth addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1096 coins. The combined total of 45 Roman coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2008 T640) and returned to the finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 February 2009. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 20 April 2021.

January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Three Roman coins. No further details are available. This is the seventh addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1099 coins. The coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2010 T131), and returned to the finder.
See [1].
Roman coin hoard of 16 silver denarii found at [4]. These coins form part of a second hoard deposited close to, and possibly contemporaneously with, the hoard discovered in 2004. The coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T223) and returned to the finder.
Information from PAS import.
See lists and map copy in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 26 March 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2010, and E. McDonald (HES), 20 April 2021.

February 2010-July 2011. Metal-detecting.
16 Roman coins. This is the eighth addendum to the hoard discovered in 2004, which now stands at 1115 coins.
The coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T221) and returned to the finder.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 20 April 2021.

March 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint scraper.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
See lists and map copy in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 April 2010.

Treasure report for two coins discovered February 2010, additional to the Roman coin hoard discovered in 2004, and reported as Treasure case 2010 T131, added to file.
E. Darch (HES), 17 February 2011.

August 2011. Metal-detecting.
One Roman and one medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 15 August 2011.

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Neolithic/Bronze Age scraper.
Neolithic/Early Iron Age flakes.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins - NMS-7FB747 PAS details to follow. [4]. These coins were reported together with 7 issues found in October 2016. Together these 11 coins are the ninth addendum to the hoard recovered in 2004. See October 2016 for further details.
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 5 February 2020.

October 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
7 Roman coins - NMS-7FB747 PAS details to follow. These 7 coins were reported with the 4 coins recovered in February-March 2016. form a group of 11 coins. Together these 11 coins are the ninth addendum to the hoard recovered in 2004, which now stands at 1126 coins.
The 11 Roman coins were disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016 T200) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 February 2020.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• PENDANT (Unknown date)
• WEIGHT (Unknown date)
• FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
• RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• COIN HOARD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 32 BC to 235 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• REAPING HOOK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• ROVE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN HOARD (Roman - 69 AD to 228 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1351 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Dereham (Parish Summary)