Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28765 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period metal finds |
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Summary
A range of objects, including Roman coins and brooches, medieval coins, a cup weight, a token, a key shaft and a seal matrix recovered by metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 24 19 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21NW |
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| Parish: | FRETTENHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1991. Metal detecting.
Five Roman coins 3rd/4th century. See list in file.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), 7 January 1992.
Two Roman brooches.
1) Disc on bow trumpet 2nd century, about 175 AD.
2) Colchester derivative rear hook with side 'wings'. Before 60/65 AD.
Idenified by D. Mackreth, 21 January 1992.
Post medieval Jews' harp.
15th century decorated bronze cup weight (nesting). Rim decorated with ring and dot. 54.2 gms.
W. Milligan (NCM), 17 December 1991.
1991. Metal detecting.
Cut farthing John 'short cross' coinage, 1199 to 1216.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), 7 January 1992.
W.Milligan (NCM), 12 December 1991.
1991. Metal detecting.
Roman sestertius 2nd century. See list in file.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), 7 January 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM), 17 December 1991.
January 1992.
Iron Age terret.
Roman Colchester two piece brooch, 1st century. See (S1).
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM).
English lead token of about 1200 to 1425.
A. Obverse Long cross with dot in each quarter and reverse blank. (6.48g).
B. Obverse 'Tree' design, reverse; BC (2.91g).
C. Obverse Long cross with dots in each quarter, reverse E2, (3.85g).
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM). (S1).
Medieval bronze key shaft with moulded collar on handle, loop missing, wards partly broken.
16th century seal matrix, circular bronze with suspension loop and three pierced holes 'crossways' below; motif - initials TE with tendrils above and below.
16th century thimble, bronze, hand punched in spiral.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 29 January 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM), 20 January 1992.
January 1992. Metal detecting.
Penny of Edward I 1272 to 1307.
Obverse; EDWREX ANGL DNS HYB. Reverse; CIVITAS LONDON.
Weight 1.23gms. 270
Sesterius, 2nd century. See list in file.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), 21 January 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM), 20 January 1992.
1993. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
V. Fryer (NCM), 19 June 1997.
1998. Metal detecting.
Roman phalera (S2), horse trapping.
See description and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HORSE TRAPPING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Holness, A.. 1999. Drawing of a Romano bronze mount.. Paper. 1:1. |
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