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Coinage from a Civitas: a Survey of the Roman Coins Found in Norfolk and their Contribution to the Archaeology of the Civitas Icenorum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

John A. Davies  and
Tony Gregory
John A. Davies
Affiliation:
Rondor, Cow Moor Bridge, Stockton Lane, York, YO3 9UA
Tony Gregory
Affiliation:
Heritage Projects Ltd., United House, Piccadilly, York, YO1 1PQ
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In recent years good relations between the Norfolk Archaeological Unit, the Norfolk Museums Service and the general public have resulted in a great increase in reported, provenanced, archaeological finds. A formidable quantity of Roman coins, in particular, has regularly been submitted for recording and study. Although this information is systematically entered onto the county Sites and Monuments Record, the authors considered a synthesis of the numismatic data to be a potentially valuable project, which could provide evidence for the nature of occupation in different parts of the county at specific times. This survey is the result of an attempt to interpret the proliferating quantity of numismatic data becoming available from the county as a whole.

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Britannia , Volume 22 , November 1991 , pp. 65 - 101
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Copyright © John A. Davies and Tony Gregory 1991. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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