Record Details

NHER Number:30664
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval metal finds

Summary

A Roman brooch and stud, a medieval buckle, belt mount and lead weight found by metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 19 11
Map Sheet:TG11SE
Parish:HELLESDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Earlier 1994. Meetal detecting finds.
Copper alloy D-shaped medieval buckle, and plate with 5 holes.
Copper alloy Roman crossbow brooch, upper part missing, 3rd century.
Copper alloy medieval belt mount/stiffener. Small version of example in (S1).
Lead ?weight, ?Medieval. Sexfoil within circle, cross in circle another on one side.
Copper alloy Roman strongly ribbed stud, burred over shank on reverse as in (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 June 1994.

Monument Types

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

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Monograph: Margeson, S.. 1993. Norwich Households: Medieval and post-medieval finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978.. East Anglian Archaeology. No 58. No 286.
<S2>Monograph: Hinchliffe, J. and Sparey Green, C. 1985. Excavations at Brancaster 1974 and 1977. East Anglian Archaeology. No 23. Fig 89 No 44.

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