NHER 20894 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Middle Saxon coins and medieval cauldron leg

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.

Summary

A Roman coin with Romulus and Remus and a wolf on the reverse, a small Middle Saxon coin with a bird on the reverse and the leg of a medieval cauldron were found here by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF72SW
Civil Parish	CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

September 1984. Metal detecting.
Sceat; one side with animal with very long legs and tail which curls round over body and under front leg. Circle of pellets round edge, facing left. Reverse has bird with long beak facing left, long legs and outstretched wings, small cross to left See (S1) and (S2).
Information from [1].
E. M. James (KLM), 20 September 1984.

Identified by Marion Archibald (British Museum Department of Coins and Medals) as East Anglian type, weight 0.977 gm.
E. M. James (KLM), November 1984.

1985. Metal detecting.
Details as above. Very small minim, Romulus and Remus and wolf reverse.
Foot from ?ewer or cauldron 2cm long approximately, bronze, slightly pointed.
E. M. James (KLM), 19 December 1985.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide. KLM.
<S2> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (3)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2006 12:05PM