Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29897 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered 1993 and 2017 recovered a medieval coin, medieval and post-medieval tokens; aswell as three 1st century AD Roman brooches, and a wonderful Early Saxon gilded silver zoomorphic mount.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 06 90 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09SE |
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| Parish: | OLD BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1993. Metal detecting finds by [1].
Roman brooch - Colchester type two piece.
Wonderful gilded silver Early Saxon mount, square with pierced lobes for attachment, one having a bronze rivet. Chip-carved ornament in form of style I animal with eye under V-shaped eye brow, and beautifully fitting into the square panel. One the side opposite the two lobes is an animal mask (mid-rib with stamped triangle and eye on each side). Borders of the square field have stamped triangle ornament.
See (S1) and (S2).
English jetton Edward II - early Edward III Class XV.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 14 May 1993.
17th century trade token FRANCIS WATTS 1657.
W. Milligan (NCM), 7 May 1993.
1993. Metal detecting finds by source [2] 10m radius.
Two Roman brooches. 1) Langton Down, 2) Dolphin, rear hook. 1st century AD.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 30 June 1993.
See (S1) in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 19 July 1993.
September 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
1 medieval coin, a silver Irish penny of Edward I.
Information from PAS import.
H. Mellor (HES), 4 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1302 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
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