Revealed: Norfolk's latest treasure finds confirmed

The county has long since boasted the title of England's most treasure-rich region, with more finds made in Norfolk than anywhere else in the country.

And this week, more precious finds were confirmed by coroner Yvonne Blake to be treasure.

Two Roman denarii found in Norfolk (Image: Norfolk Coroners' Court)

Among these discoveries were two silver denarii coins, dating back to between AD 222 and 228 which were found on March 17, 2022, near Scole.

The coins were found by detectorist Malcolm Yarham, just metres away from the site of a hoard discovered during architectural excavations for a development in Beech Close in 1973.

That particular hoard included more than 200 silver Iceni coins, 87 Roman ones and four skeletons dating back to the 3rd century.

The latest finds were one of four separate discoveries that were all officially classified as treasure this week.

Another discovery, made by detectorist Matthew Patiki, was a post-Medieval gold mourning ring, which was made following the death of a 61-year-old on May 5, 1693.

The ring was found in August 2021 - but the location was not disclosed.

Mrs Blake also confirmed that a tiny silver brooch, dating back to between the 13th and 14th, was also treasure.

It was unearthed by Rafal Kapka in an undisclosed location in Norfolk, and contains extremely intricate engravings of animals. 

An officer for the British Museum said: "The animals were engraved almost too small to see."

The final object confirmed as treasure was a Carolingian-style mount, which was discovered by detectorist Robert Green in another undisclosed Norfolk location.

The mount, which was made from partly gilded silver, features a diagonal cross pattern and dates back to the mid-9th to late 10th century.