NHER 25269 (Find Spot record) - Wicklewood medieval coin hoard
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Summary
In 1989 a hoard of medieval coins minted during the reign of Henry I and Stephen was found in Wicklewood. A subsequent salvage excavation and fieldwalking at the find site produced further coins and objects from other periods including a number of Roman artefacts.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WICKLEWOOD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
April - May 1989.
Coin hoard of Henry I and Stephen.
Salvage excavation and fieldwalking produced further coins and finds of other periods including Roman concentration.
See list in file.
Newspaper cuttings (S1) and (S2) in file.
Correspondence.
E. Rose (NAU) 26 June 1989.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF3610 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989-1990. [Articles on the Wicklewood medieval coin hoard].
- <S2> SNF90845 Newspaper Article: Dereham and Fakenham Times. 1989. Treasure trove find. 27 October.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (13)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Undated)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KNIFE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2018 1:06PM