NHER 4348 (Find Spot record) - Roman silver vase and coin hoard

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Summary

A Roman silver vase, containing a small hoard of silver Roman coins, was found during ploughing in 1801. The current whereabouts of the vase and the coins are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

September 1801. In ploughing in a field.
Silver vase (20cm high, 8oz weight) found containing small coin hoard.
7 coins of Antoninus Pius, Julian, Valentinian I, Honorius, Arcadius, Magnus Maximus.
Concealed in about 395 to 400AD.
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
The coins are held by the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1950.36). The vase was auctioned in 1941, and its whereabouts are now unknown.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF954 Article in Serial: 1872. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 349-374. p 359.
--- SNF1918 Article in Serial: O'Neil, B. H. St. J. 1935. Coins and Archaeology in Britain. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XCII pp 64-80. p 74.
--- SNF4912 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1904. Hundred of Clackclose. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIII. p 105.
--- SNF8360 Publication: Sutherland. 1937. [unknown]. p.168.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Fincham.
--- 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 60 NE 7.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF4766 Monograph: Blyth, W.. 1863. Historical Notices and Records of Fincham.. pp 95-96, illus opp p 95.
<S3> SNF5151 Article in Serial: Clarke, R.R.. 1935. [unknown]. Numismatic Chronicle. Series 5, Vol XV, pp 67-68.
<S4> SNF5153 Article in Serial: Clarke, R.R.. 1936. [unknown]. Numismatic Chronicle. Series 5, pp 255-257, 320.

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)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Fincham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 13 2018 2:19AM