NHER 30380 (Find Spot record) - Roman coins and Saxon sword mount

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Summary

Metal detecting from 1993-95 recovered two 4th century Roman coins and an Early Saxon silver gilded bronze sword-mount.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TM08NW
Civil Parish	QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1993. Metal detector find.
4th century follis.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 6 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 3 December 1993.

1994. Metal detector finds.
Roman coin. See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 2 September 1994.
Early Saxon silver gilded bronze pyramid-shaped sword-mount. See for comparison the Sutton Hoo sword which had two pyramid mounts found close by. Empty setting in centre (perhaps for garnet). Bar on reverse. Sunken triangles.
(three on each face).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 11 October 1994.
Polaroid (S1) and slide (S2) in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 4 August 1994.

January/February 1995. Metal detector find.
4th century follis. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 6 April 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 6 April 1995.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2> SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (2)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Pyramid Mount (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Quidenham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 10 2013 11:41AM