Record Details

NHER Number:28853
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman, medieval and post medieval objects

Summary

Metal detecting in 1992 recovered a range of objects, including Roman coins, a lead weight, part of a finger ring and pottery fragments, and medieval coins, a harness fitting and a buckle frame. Also found were a post medieval French jetton and a cloth seal.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 65 10
Map Sheet:TF61SE
Parish:WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

December 1992. Metal detecting.
Roman lead weight (fish-shaped).
Post medieval bronze jetton (French dated 1596). Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
L. Brewster (KLM), 4 March 1992.

June 1992. Metal detecting.
Roman knobbed terret fragment.
Roman finger ring fragment.
Roman sherd of greyware ('large quantities of Roman pottery'reported).
Medieval harness fitting.
13th century rectangular buckle frame.
Coins: Groat Edward III.
Halved silver penny (Henry II).
Six 3rd-4th century illegible coins.
Vespasian 69-79 AD (As).
Sestertius (Faustina II 161-80 AD).
Denarius (Geta 203-8 AD).
Tetricus I Antonianus (270-4 AD).
Barbarous radiate (Tetricus).
Three Barbarous radiates.
Three Follis of House of Constantine.
One coin of House of Valentian.
L. Brewster (KLM), 21 July 1992.

October 1992. Lead cloth seal.
L. Brewster (KLM), 12 October 1992.

November 1992. Metal detecting.
?Medieval caskeet key fragment.
?Medieval ring with inner nicked edge from buckle or harness.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
L. Brewster (KLM), 21 December 1992.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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