NHER 20410 (Find Spot record) - Roman coins and medieval buckle

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Summary

Six Roman coins and a medieval copper alloy buckle were found at this spot by metal detecting. These finds are part of a larger Roman to Late Saxon settlement and Early Saxon cemetery complex.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF72SW
Civil Parish	CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 1984. Probably found metal detecting.
Copper alloy buckle. Diameter 3.5cm curly outline, almost Tudor rose shape. Single bar across middle.
See (S1)
Information from [1]
E. M. James (KLM), 17 March 1984.

November 1984. Metal detecting on arable.
Five Roman bronze coins too corroded to see any detail.
Information from [2].
E. M. James (KLM), 20 December 1984

May 1985. Metal detecting.
Small bronze coin of Constantine I or II as junior Caesar mint: Constantinople or Arles.
Information from [1].
E. M. James (KLM), 26 June 1985.

This site falls within metal detecting scatter NHER 25765.
E. Rose (NAU), 31 May 1990

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 25765 - Part of: Late Iron Age activity, Early Saxon cemetery and Roman to early medieval settlement, plus multi-period finds (Find Spot)

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Congham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2021 12:03PM