NHER 16302 (Find Spot record) - Roman metalwork

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Summary

Roman coins and brooches, and other metalwork, found by metal detecting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22SW
Civil Parish	BRAMPTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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1980.
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In woodland west of Oxnead church.
Found about 12.7cm deep with metal detecting.
Roman copper alloy horsehead (a possible bucket escutcheon?), (S1).
Foot of mid 1st century trumpet brooch (on Hod Hill type?).
Unidentifiable coin, 3rd century antoninianus.
Lead seal (Roman?)
Identified A. Gregory (NAU) June 1980.
S. Margeson (NCM) 1980.

In addition an antoninianus of CARAUSIVS PAX AVG, AD 287to 93, and a late 1st/early 2nd century trumpet brooch.
Informant's list of small finds adds an unidentified AS, 1st to 2nd century, from this site.
E. Rose (NAU) 25 June 1985.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80216 Illustration: Unknown. 1980. Drawing of a Roman horse head a possible bucket escutcheon.. Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (5)

BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SEAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Brampton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 9:33AM