Record Details

NHER Number:6492
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman sestertius coin

Summary

In 1958 a Roman sestertius coin, identified as probable minted under the emperor Marcus Aurelius between 161-180, was recovered from the parish of Thornage.

Images - none

Location

Parish:THORNAGE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1958. Found at Police House during building alterations.
Sesterius of probably Marcus Aurelius 161-180
Seen by R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Police house not marked by Ordnance Survey.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

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: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 5.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Thornage.

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