Record Details

NHER Number:30050
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age coin

Summary

An Iron Age silver coin, part of an Iron Age coin hoard, NHER 30049, discovered by metal dectorists in 1994 and 1995.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF60NE
Parish:FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1993. Metal detecting find.
Probable hoard coin. To east of hoard.
Cat.No.9 Icenian silver minim. Boar/horse type.
See list in file and (S1).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 5 July 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 July 1993.

Declared Treasure Trove December 1995.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. Hoard of coins declared treasure trove. 15 December.
---Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1993. Iceni treasure reveals Downham details of almost 2000 years ago. 19 November.
---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. The search that ended in treasure. 16 November.
---Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1995. Inquests into 2,000-yr-old W Norfolk coins find. 15 December.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Davies, J.. 1995. Coins discovered at a site in South West Norfolk 1994 - 95.

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