EMNETH 1938

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Location

Address

King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)

County

Norfolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.65798 / 0.21628398 / 3 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

1443

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1443

Hoard name

EMNETH 1938

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Feb 1938

(to)

28 Feb 1938

Total number of coins

1656

Summary

A pot full of Roman coins had been found between Emneth and Smeeth Road Stations, Norfolk. Unfortunately the finder had concealed the hoard and refused to provide any information about the circumstances of the discovery. 1656 antoniniani (radiates): Antoninus Pius (Faustina I diva) - Aurelian.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Wisbech Museum (part); Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropolgy (part)
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

272
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

141
Opening year (latest)

161
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was made of hard grey-black ware that had a slightly glossy surface and a wavy line around the body. It was stained green to a considerable depth inside by the oxidation of the coins.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1376

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-25FE56

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

723

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

EMNETH 1938

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was made of hard grey-black ware that had a slightly glossy surface and a wavy line around the body. It was stained green to a considerable depth inside by the oxidation of the coins.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

EMNETH 1938

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was made of hard grey-black ware that had a slightly glossy surface and a wavy line around the body. It was stained green to a considerable depth inside by the oxidation of the coins.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire