Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41923 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late 6th or 7th century pierced coin |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a gold plated imitation of a Merovingian solidus coin from the mint of Marseilles, probably from very late 6th or 7th century, which has been pierced for suspension, and subsequently broken.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09SE |
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| Parish: | OLD BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2004. Metal detecting. [1].
Gold plated imitation of Merovingian solidus from mint of Marseilles, probably from very late 6th or 7th century, which has been pierced for suspension, and subsequently broken.
Reported in Surrey as Treasure Case 2004 T129 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2006.586).
See (S1) and PAS record.
M. Dennis (NLA), 16 May 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 580 AD to 700 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 636 AD to 659 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. p 81; No 113; Fig 113. |
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Williams, G.. 2005. Report on potential Treasure from Old Buckenham, Norfolk (2004, T129). 5 July. |
Related records - none
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