HOARD
Unique ID: IARCH-B86322
Workflow
status: Published 
Known as
Snettisham B
Quantity summary
- Coins in hoard: 12
- Artefacts in hoard: 50
- Containers for the hoard: 1
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Coin chronology
Last ruler: Gallo-Belgic
Last Reece period: Period 1 Pre-Claudian and Iron Age (Pre AD 41)
Date from: 80 BC
Date to: 60 BC
Terminal reason: Date of latest coin
Coin summary
Download as CSV| Period | Ruler | Denomination | Geog. area | From | To | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON AGE | Uninscribed | Stater (gold) | Gallo-Belgic | 200 BC | 60 BC | 7 | |
| IRON AGE | Uninscribed | Quarter stater (gold) | Gallo-Belgic | 200 BC | 60 BC | 5 |
Coin data quality rating: Good (Grade 3)
Description
De Jersey (2015) provides a detailed account of Snettisham hoards B and C were initially discovered by a tractor driver on 13 and 14 November 1948 (Clarke 1954, 28). "After being left on the field for about a week the finds were collected, at which point parts of the two hoards unfortunately became mixed. The twelve coins from hoard B, however, were not discovered until the excavation which was directed by Clarke in December 1948."
Possibly buried with hoard C in a box or boxes, the torcs may have been associated with B or C.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Norwich Castle Museum
Materials of coins and artefacts in the hoard
Artefacts linked to this hoard
Record ID:
IARCH-363BF5
Object type:
TORC
Broad period:
IRON AGE
Containers linked to this hoard
Record ID:
IARCH-10D428
Object type:
BOX
Broad period:
IRON AGE
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th November 1948 - Friday 31st December 1948
Personal details
Other reference numbers
Legacy hoard number: 2869
SMR reference number: Pastscape 356682
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Snettisham B
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
Archaeological information
Background
The site has been excavated.
References cited
- de Jersey, P.J., 2014 Coin Hoards from Iron Age Britain London: BNS no. 196.1
- Rainbird Clarke, R., 1954 The early Iron Age Treasure from Snettisham, Norfolk
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