NHER 15664 (Find Spot record) - Saxon gold coin pendant

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Summary

In December 1979 metal detecting south of the River Wissey recovered a gold Byzantine coin converted in the Saxon period to a looped pendant for a necklace.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79NW
Civil Parish NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

December 1979. Found with a metal detector [1].
Gold Byzantine coin converted to Saxon looped pendant for necklace. Treasure Trove inquest at KLM - not treasure trove so artefact returned to finder.
See details in file and also (S1).
R. Trett (NAU) January 1980.

  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Webster, L. 1980. A Gold Pendant from Northwold. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVII Pt III p 350.
  • COIN (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 14 2011 4:31PM

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