Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31466 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Hoard of Roman denarii coins |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1994 and 2021 recovered a Roman coin hoard of 211 silver denarii, along with fragments of a pottery container. The coins were minted between 32/31 BC and AD 180, with 176 AD being the earliest date at which the hoard could have been assembled.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19NE |
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| Parish: | WRENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 1994. Metal detector finds.
Roin coin hoard of 186 silver denarii (32/31 BC - AD 180) found with fragments of pottery container.
See list in file.
Press cutting in file.
Declared Treasure Trove August 1994.
J. Davies (NCM), 1 August 1995.
Extended to include area where additional coins from this hoard were recovered in 2021 and 2022 (see below). Previously mapped as a point at [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.
February 2021. Metal-detecting.
25 Roman coins (all silver denarii). These coins are the first addendum to the coin hoard recovered in February 1994, which now puts the total for the hoard at 211 coins.
Information from PAS import.
These coins were returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2021T 721).
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023 and 13 October 2024.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 70 AD to 177 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 70 AD to 177 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. Hoard of coins treasure trove. 24 August. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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