The Morley St Peter Hoard
Rachel Clarke|R. H. M. Dolley
The significance of the find lies both in its size and spanning late 9th early 10th centuries, a period earlier than that embraced by very few other Late Saxon hoards from this area. Its importance is further enhanced fact it believed to have been recovered entirety, whereas majority are feared suffered some dispersal at least before they could be recorded assessed numismatists. new hoard has come light grounds Wymondham College parish Morley St Peter twelve miles south-west Norwich (Nat. Grid. 62/076984). During January 1958 trenches were dug for foundations, but heavy snow impeded progress, melting caused side one trench collapse. When two bricklayers began clean up on morning 27 January, fragments broken pot shower silver ‘discs’ fell into between them depth 2 ft. 3 in. To finders coins looked like ‘mineral-water bottle caps’, men noticed bore portrait, sought help masters College. He once appreciated their importance, and, suspecting coins, conveyed 874 headmaster, Mr R. V. Metcalfe, who promptly telephoned news discovery Castle Museum, Norwich.
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