Record Details
NHER Number: | 34866 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | Roman brooch and coins |
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Summary
A Roman brooch and coins, found by metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 25 21 |
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Map Sheet: | TG22SE |
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Parish: | COLTISHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April and May 1998. Metal detecting.
Roman reversed fantail brooch.
Virtually complete, it has short semi-cylinderical wings open at the back for the missing spring and decorated on the fron with an oblique groove each.
The ends are worn down.
In the centre is a rear-facing hook, with an engraved saltire below on the front.
The bow is a slid anular hump; below is the reversed fantail leg with the projecting corners rather worn away. This also has a central engraved saltire. The foot has a smoothly swollen knob and a catchplate on the reverse.
1st century AD.
5 Roman coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 1999.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
--- | Publication: Hattatt, R.. 1985. Iron Age and Roman brooches. No 1487. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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