Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6559 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman coin hoard |
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Summary
A Roman coin hoard of between 9000 and 17,000 copper alloy and silver Roman coins dating between AD 238 and 271was found on this site. The hoard was contained within a large Roman pot that broke when the hoard was discovered by ploughing. There have been several metal-detected finds from around the same area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG13NW |
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| Parish: | BACONSTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1878.
Roman coin hoard found in urn (later stray finds from site).
For full details see file.
E. Rose (NAU) 16 June 1981.
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
| --- | Article in Serial: 1881. Proceedings at Meetings of the Royal Archaeological Institute. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XXXVIII pp 427-471. pp 433-434. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Hogg, M. A. 1884. Roman Coins found at Baconsthorpe. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IX pp 25-32. |
| --- | Article in Serial: 1887. Appendix I: An Abstract of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Society during the Year end 18 May 1885. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol VI pp vii-xxxix. p vii. |
| --- | Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 297, 307. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 13 NW 2 [2]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Sutherland. 1937. Coinage and Currency in Roman Britain.. p 161. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Baconsthorpe. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy, B. 1965. The Glaven Valley. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIII pp 491-513. p 491. |
| --- | Article in Serial: 1879. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee and the General Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VIII pp 326-341. p 341. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
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