NHER 17201 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin and medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1981 a small Roman coin was found during gardening at Vincent House. Subsequent fieldwalking in the surrounding area during 1982 recorded a scatter of medieval pottery sherds.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF51SW
Civil Parish WEST WALTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 1981.
Context 2. Found in gardening at Vincent House.
Small bronze coin, mint mark HP. Two victories on reverse and VICTORIAE DD AVG Q NN. Obverse: CONSTANS P F AVG.
Pre coin reform of Constans in AD 346 (Seaby 3871).
E. M. James (KLM) 25 February 1981.

Context 1. General scatter over field.
Medieval sherds.
R. Silvester (NAU) 30 December 1982.

Grid reference of Context 2 corrected by E. M. James (KLM) February 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders (S1).

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WNW AU. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 21 2007 9:52AM

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