NHER 18937 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin hoard and other, multi-period objects

'Six or seven years before 1989'. Found with metal detector.
Dispersed hoard of 300-400 antoniniani, mostly Postumus, but including Gallienus and Hostilian.
Informant [1] is certain this is not derived from or confused with NHER 2388 or NHER 2389.
Found by 'someone from the Weeting area'.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 12 May 1989

18 February 1983. Fenland fieldwalking.
Context 1: Odd sherds medieval pottery over field.
Context 2: at [2]. Over whole roddon. 60m northwest to southeast x 45m northeast to southwest at 2.1m (7ft) OD.
Roman sherds, not particuarly dense.
Odd bit of briquetage.
Some bone and shell.
Context 3: at [3]. Area approximately 20m + northwest to southeast x 12m northeast to southwest, 1.8m (6ft) OD.
Small patch Roman pottery.
Odd bits of fired clay and briquestage on top of small roddon.
Also includes one Late Saxon sherd.
Context 4: at [4]. 120m north to south x 60m east to west at 1.8m (6ft) OD.
Large scatter Roman sherds, but abundant but over several roddons. Some animal bone, shell, briquetage, fired clay.
Slight soil discolouration.
Context 5: at [5]. 65m northwest to southeast x 25m northeast to southwest at 1.8m (6ft) OD.
Scatter of Roman pottery, fired clay, bone on top of an on east side of small roddon.
No obvious soil discolouration.
Identifications by R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.

For full details of wares, flint types, etc., see Fenland Folders.

June 2023-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

Before 21 January 2025. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman plate brooch.
Saxon/medieval brooch fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval mount, copper alloy ring and lead mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.