Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29345 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Post medieval mourning ring and Saxon and medieval coins |
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Summary
Metal detecting here in 1992 recovered a post medieval gold finger ring with black enamelling. Its inscription suggests that it was probably a mourning ring. A Middle Saxon runic coin and medieval coin minted in Venice were also recovered at the same time as the ring.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SE |
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| Parish: | RUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1992. Found with metal detector.
Middle Saxon Runic type silver sceat. Late series R copy. Dating to 720s-30s AD.
Venetian soldino. Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
17th century gold finger ring with black enamel decoration. Inscribed inside 'this is to show respect and ?OME'. Probably a mourning ring. Polaroid (S1) taken by NCM. Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
J. Davies (NCM) 12 August 1992.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to 19th Century - 651 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
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