Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
Images courtesy Norwich Castle Museum
The Hingham Hoard
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2015
- Dimensions
- Various dimensions Brooch 1: original diameter 68mm; weight 7.2g; Brooch 2: original diameter 54mm, weight 3.7g; Brooch 3: 33x29mm, weight 3.9g; Brooch 4: 11x17mm, weight 1.3g. Strap-end 1; 50x17mm, weight 10.9g. Strap-end; 6.5x45mm, weight 9.3g.
- Vendor
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Comprising both coinage and jewellery, this treasure dates to the rule of Edmund, King of East Anglia – his emblem is on every coin.
Although well known as a martyr who met a violent death while resisting Viking invasion, his reign is sparsely recorded. This hoard offers a valuable insight into the history of his moneyers, and the Trewhiddle style of jewellery.
Provenance
Discovered by metal-detectorist Darryl Alexander in Hingham, 2012.