NHER 24549 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age, Roman and medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1988 recovered Roman coins and a harness fitting. Fieldwalking in 1992 recovered Iron Age and Roman pottery fragments, a medieval key and pottery seal and an undated boar tusk.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73SW
Civil Parish SHERNBORNE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

April 1988. Metal detecting.
Terret fragment, mid 1st century, Sketch (S1) in file.
Small bronze coin of Empress Helena PAX PVBLICA; 337 to 40.
Barbarous radiate, copy of PAX AVG; 270 to 280s.
Small bronze coin of Claudius II, CONSECRATIO, eagle reverse; AD 270, irregular Antoninianus.
AE3 Constantine I, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP; 316 to 20.
Very small bronze coin, house of Constantine, GLORIA EXERCITVS soldiers with two standards; 340 to 5.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).

September 1992. Fieldwalking.
Boar tusk.
Two Iron Age sherds.
Thirteen Roman sherds.
Casket key (barrel padlock type); early medieval?.
Pottery seal 13th/14th century; GILB 1550.
J. Allison (KLM), 13 October 1992.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 16 2021 8:05AM

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