Record Details

NHER Number:22353
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period metal finds

Summary

In 1985, a prehistoric flint end scraper, a Roman coin and a Roman finger ring were discovered, probably by metal detecting. Subsequent metal-detecting in 1989 and 1995 recovered a medieval lead seal, strap end buckle and copper alloy vessel leg.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 49 05
Map Sheet:TG40NE
Parish:BRADWELL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

1985.
Coin, HoC Cp Vop AD 330-40.
Identified by A. Gregory (NCM) W. F. Milligan (NCM) 4 March 1986.

Flint end scraper.
W. Milligan (NCM) June 1987.

Early Roman spiral bronze finger ring.
W. Milligan (NCM) August 1988.

1989. Metal detecting.
12th-13th century lead circular seal, THOMEVMAVE.
Bronze strap end buckle 1350-1500.
W. Milligan (NCM) 1990.

October 1995. Metal-detecting.
Found by [1]:
1 medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
See notes and photocopy of object in file [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 23 August 2016.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 1000000 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • END SCRAPER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

Related records - none

Find out more...

Norfolk County Council logo Heritage Lottery Fund logo

Powered by HBSMR-web and the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd, and mojoPortal CMS
© 2007 - 2024 Norfolk Historic Environment Service