NHER 29177 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age axe and Roman coin

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Summary

A Late Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axe and a Roman coin were Trajan were found in this garden.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF74SE
Civil Parish BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1952 or 1953.
Found in back garden of house occupied at that time by informant. Found at depth of about 46cm (18 inches) when digging hole. Late Bronze Age socketed axe, looped, 92mm length. 42mm across blade (chipped), 31mm inner dimension of socket. Heavily cleaned and polished by finder. To be recorded at NCM.
See (S1).

From same garden, but circumstances unknown:
Roman coin of Trajan.
I.D. P. Emery, (NAU), and returned to finder, no other details known.
E. Rose (NLA), 28 August 1992

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 11 2015 2:58PM

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