Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25090 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late Saxon coin hoard |
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Summary
Metal detecting during a token finding rally recovered a medieval lead ampulla and a silver coin of Elizabeth I dated to 1562. This may be the find spot of a Late Saxon coin hoard. A lake was dug in the centre of the field and the spoil dumped at NHER 22467. Later a hoard of Saxon coins was found within the spoil.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM49SW |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
23 October 1988. Found during metal detecting competition designed to locate hidden 'tokens'. [1]
Medieval pilgrim ampulla.
Silver coin of Elizabeth I 1562.
Location of field from [1], who also says that the coin hoard from site NHER 22467 was really found by a digger driver excavating a lake in the centre of this field; the spoil was dumped at NHER 22467.
Information from D. Gurney (NLA).
This needs further investigation as it seems a strange place to dump soil from this field.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 February 1989.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. Treasure haul for champion detectors. 24 October. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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