Record Details

NHER Number:32274
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal detecting recovered a 1st or 2nd century AD Roman trumpet-shaped brooch, a medieval lead token made between 1200 and 1425 and an early post medieval lead seal with a portcullis in relief.

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Location

Grid Reference:TG 35 18
Map Sheet:TG31NE
Parish:HORNING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Roman trumpet brooch, head and pin missing. Acanthus decoration on central bow. 1st/2nd century AD.
Medieval, English lead token, about 1200 to 1425. Obverse lattice pattern, reverse voided cross.
Early post medieval lead seal with portcullis in relief, possibly part of a cloth seal. ?Elizabethan.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) and S. Margeson (NCM).
H. Geake (NCM), 11 November 1996.

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

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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