Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28394 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Iron Age hoard and multi-period metal finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1991 recovered a hoard of Iron Age gold coins. Also found were a number of medieval and post-medieval objects. Metal-detecting in 2010 recovered a Middle Saxon dress fastener.
Images - none
Location
Full description
January 1991. Metal-detecting.
14 gold staters; Gallo-Belgic E type. (60 to 50 B.C.) Found over an area approx 20 to 30m by 10m and to a depth of 43cm.
(S1). See file for list and weights.
Identified by A. Burnett, BM (PRBA), June 1991.
19 March 1991. Declared Treasure Trove. Returned to finder June 1991.
W. Miligan (NCM), 28 June 1991.
August 1991. Additional find.
15th/16th century broken seal ring with crowned R.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 5 September 1991.
Coins declared Treasure Trove 20 April 1993.
Before 12 January 2010. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon dress fastener.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 July 2010.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. Coins find is treasure trove. 21 April. |
| <S1> | Photograph: FTQ 7-22. |
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