NHER 24349 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic scraper and Roman coins

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking in 1987 recovered a Neolithic flint scraper and Roman coins, one of which had possibly been turned into a button.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG30SW
Civil Parish	ROCKLAND ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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December 1987. Fieldwalking and metal detecting. Southwest corner of orchard, south of Bullockshed Lan.
Neolithic end scraper. Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
Five coins: miscast irregular copy of late 3rd century Antoninianus. Manufactured ?on site. (S1).
Antoninianus Carausius PAX AVG AD 287-93.
Follis Cripus, BEATA TRANQVILLITAS AD 320-3.
House of Constantine GEI AD 335-40.
Roman 4th century? Coin, turned into button?
Bronze object with rivet. (S1).
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 4 January 1988.

1989. Metal detecting.
Bronze pin with mid stem swelling of shaft. (S1) NCM. Finder [1].
W. Milligan (NCM), 9 June 1989.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 1000000 BC to 409 AD)

Object Types (5)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
PIN (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BUTTON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Rockland St Mary (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2018 10:02PM