NHER 15751 (Find Spot record) - Medieval token from a garden in the High Street
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 1979. Found in garden.
Medieval jetton, English base metal, same size as coinage, rough picture of crowned king.
Inscription largely illegible, one? word ending...IMVS, crosses between words.
Reverse, large Lombardic H in middle, inscription round including a word like ...(?S)LOIN (or H).
KLM 37.980.
E. James (KLM) 26 November 1979.
Note that the finder's address is given as 75 High Street, but on the 1:2500 map the location is marked as Nos 5 and 7 High Street. This could be read as 75 when glancing at the map, but it is worth bearing in mind that this site may not be accurate.
E. Rose (NLA) 17 February 1994.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2006 12:34PM