Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11453 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman coin |
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Summary
In 1975 a Roman coin of Helena was found on sand immediately west of Runton Gap. It survived in good condition, with the inscriptions on both side clearly legible.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 185 432 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SE |
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| Parish: | RUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1975. On top of sand cone immediately west of Runton Gap.
3AE of Helena (wife of Constantine I).
Obverse: FL HELENA AVG. Reverse: SECURITAS REIPUBL.
Seen by A. Gregory (NAU) 7 October 1975.
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
| --- | Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 12. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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