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| Name: | Roman coin, perforated for use as a pendant or amulet, found on the playing fields south of Boston Road |
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| HER Number: | MLI91651 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Summary
Roman coin, perforated for use as a pendant or amulet, found on the playing fields south of Boston Road
| Grid Reference: | TF 074 455 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF04NE |
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| Parish: | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 65290
An illegible Roman coin of 1st-2nd century date, pierced for suspension, was found in 1978. {1}
[Note - these items are thought to have been used as amulets in pagan Saxon times - see PRN 61960 for examples found at the Sleaford Anglo-Saxon cemetery, and PRN 46465 for an example from Partney.]
<1> Sleaford SMR cards, TF 04 NE; CD (Index). SLI3265.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 43 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)
- AMULET (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- PENDANT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Sleaford SMR cards. SLEAFORD. TF 04 NE; CD. |
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