Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31050 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period metalwork |
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Summary
Iron Age coins have reputedly been found on this site by metal detecting, although none has been reported. An Early Saxon brooch and a post medieval finger ring, coin, token and sword belt mount have also been found by metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41SE |
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| Parish: | FILBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July/August 1994.
Head (sides missing) and most of bow of Early Saxon cruciform brooch. 'Vs' and double half-annular stamps on head. Broken single pin-lug. Stains of iron spring.
16th century finger ring with cast decoration. Distorted.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 November 1994.
2004. Metal detecting.
[1] reports seeing an uninscribed stater found on metal detecting rally organised by [2] and hearing rumours of another one being found at the same time and place, along with an Iron Age silver unit. These finds may accord with another rumour reported by [1], that an Iron Age silver coin was found near Filby church in the 1980s.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 December 2004.
September/October 2006. Metal detecting.
Post medieval coin, token and sword belt mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 November 2006.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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