NHER 2388 (Monument record) - Roman coin hoard, Emneth hoard I

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Summary

In 1938 a huge hoard of Roman coins was discovered inside a pot buried in the Emneth area. Coins minted by Gordian III, Aurelian, Gallienus, Claudius II, Postumus, Victorianus and Tetricus I were identified. The hoard was buried in around AD 270-1. This hoard is now jointly held by the Wisbech Museum and the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF50NW
Civil Parish	WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

February 1938. 'Emneth I' Hoard. Barbarous radiates.
Hoard of around 2000 antoniniani found in pot few yards south of railway between Emneth station and Long Lots Drove Crossing - information from member of the public [1].
Gordian III - Aurelian including 244 Gallienus, 192 Claudius II, 175 Postumus, 530 Victorianus, 274 Tetricus I.
Buried in about AD 270-1.
1590 coins lower half of pot + 75 off field in Wisbech Museum. Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography has 62 coins, list in file.
See for comparison (S1), (S2), (S3) and (S4).
Card by R. R. Clarke (NCM). (References not checked.)

4 May 1983. Found at about the same time and place as above hoard when hoeing. Brough in by R. Silvester (NAU).
Coin identified by A. Gregory (NAU) as Antoninianus of Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I. Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTAE AD 244-6 RIC 120b.
E. Rose (NAU).

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Walsoken.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 50 NW 3 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF2093 Publication: 1945. Numis Chron. p.145ff. pp 145ff.
<S2> SNF2097 Article in Serial: 1946. [unknown]. J Roman Stud. Vol XXXVI, p 141. p 141.
<S3> SNF2150 Article in Serial: Clarke R. R. 1952. Roman Norfolk since Haverfield. A Survey of Discovery from 1901. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 140-155. p 154.
<S4> SNF2185 Article in Serial: 1950. Proceedings of Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XLIII, p 19. p 19.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (3)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Walsoken (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 10 2016 2:00PM