NHER 24053 (Monument record) - Possible Roman villa, Roman and medieval metal objects and pottery sherds

Northwest corner of field.

September 1987. Found with metal detector.
Coin of Victorinus, Antoninianus, PIETAS AVG, dating AD 268 to AD 270 (marked as no. 3 on S1).
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU), October 1987.

October 1987. Area extended.
Roman coins, see list in secondary file.
Bronze Roman pin with swollen shank, head broken, cleaned down. Colchester brooch, one piece with fretted catchplate and axis rod. Bronze fragment, probably of foot of Roman cauldron or bucket. Bronze head of Roman stud from furniture or box. Bronze circular decorated cap with clips on underside. Fragment amphora shaped strap end, ring and dot decoration, 3rd to 4th century AD. Bronze circular harness pendant attachment stud.
Twelve medieval sherds. Roman coarseware, two Roman oxidised, four colour coated, one Samian.
Sherds in NCM, finder retains rest.[1]
A. Rogerson (NAU), November 1987.

1987. Fieldwalking.
Scatter of building materials, tile, opus signinum suggesting site of building. Further details to follow in due course.
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 October 1991.

March to April 1989. Finds from fieldwalking and detecting.
Thirty-eight Roman coins. See list in secondary file. Identified by D. Gurney, (NLA).
Six samian sherds, greyware rim. Much possible Hadham ware flanged bowl copy samian F38 with painted
decoration.
Iron key, probably Roman with circular loop and solid stem. Casket key, late medieval to early post medieval
D. Gurney (NLA).

Part of large scatter NHER 28671