NHER 20178 (Find Spot record) - Roman votive axes and coin

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Summary

Two Roman miniature votive axes and a Roman coin found in 1974. These finds could also be from sites NHER 5357, NHER 5455, NHER 5461 or NHER 5462.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL78NW
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

August 1974.
Reference found in old field book by S. Mottram (KLM) to objects brought for identification 31 August 1974; location given as '875 730 in field east of Hockwold to Lakenheath road'. Grid reference is clearly reversed but points to area three fields east of road; so could really be from sites NHER 5357, NHER 5455, NHER 5461 or NHER 5462.
Two miniature Roman copper alloy votive axes.
'Also late 3rd century coin,' no details.
Outline sketch of axes in file.
E.M. James (KLM) 20 February 1984.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (4)

AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Hockwold cum Wilton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2025 7:46AM