NHER 23704 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Roman coins, a Roman brooch, a Middle Saxon Northumbrian coin, a medieval token, a post medieval token and a post medieval brooch found during metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41SE
Civil Parish MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

January to March 1987. Found with metal detecting.
Context 1, English jetton copying coin of Edward III.
Context 2, Roman coin, Constantinopolis, Victory on prow, AD 330-7.
Plan of exact findspots in file.
A. Gregory (NAU) 9 April 1987.
E. Rose (NAU) 28 May 1987.

Summer 1987. Additional metal detecting finds.
Context 2 within yards of previous coin: coin of Magnentius, SALVS DD NN AVG DAES mm PAR, Arles AD 351-3.
A. Gregory (NAU) 6 October 1987.

January 1990. Metal detecting finds.
Northumbrian styca, EANRED. Polaroid NCM. Report in file.
Early Saxon unusual long brooch foot, Break very smooth, (S1)
Also post medieval brooch ?19th century; Nuremberg token (late 16th /early 17th century).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) and M. Blackburn.
D. Gurney (NLA) 27 March 1990

Unusual Early Saxon brooch re-identified by HMC as Roman. 2nd century AD.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 July 1999.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Photograph: POL9-10.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Penn, K.. 1990. Drawing of an Early Saxon unusual long brooch foot.. Film. 2:1.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 2 2014 3:28PM

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