Monument record ERL 056 - Iron-Age artefact scatter of pottery and coins, including 2 gold staters- Iceni double crescents and a few Iceni silver and 2 cast potin coins. (IA)

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Summary

`2 gold staters - Iceni double crescents' (Mack 397-9?) and a few Iceni silver and two cast potin coins (said by finder to be 'Thurrock' type).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7250 7745 (239m by 191m) Centred on
Map sheet TL77NW
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

`2 gold staters - Iceni double crescents' (Mack 397-9?) and a few Iceni silver and two cast potin coins (said by finder to be 'Thurrock' type). Found either side of N- S footpath. Finds area marked on sketch map. Potin coins from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), staters from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S1).
Formerly mislocated to ERL 005.
April 1981: Fieldwalking by J Plouviez located one ?IA rim sherd amongst general Rom scatter (S2).
1991: Figure of Staters, all `Iceni double crescents' said to be `at least 9' and spread over 3 fields in `circa 20 acres area' (S1).
Also Rom, Sax.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): per SAU, Pendleton C, September 1988 & March 1991.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S2).
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Plouviez J, site notes & sketch map.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

May 19 2009 3:04PM

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