Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25975 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Find Spot |
|---|
| Name: | Iron Age coin find |
|---|
Summary
Metal detecting in 1990 recovered an Icenian (Iron Age) silver coin, dating from the 1st century BC
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TG20SE |
|---|
| Parish: | BIXLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
August-September 1990. Metal detector find. Silver Iceni coin. Diameter 16mm, mass 1.45g. See identification and photographs in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 1 October 1990
August 2005 Additional information.
Megan Dennis (NLA) says this is a type known as Bury B, and is one of the earliest known coins in England. It dates to the 1st century BC.
P. Aldridge (NLA), 2 August 2005.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
Find out more...