NHER 30651 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post medieval metal finds

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Summary

A Roman dolphin brooch, part of an Early Saxon brooch, a medieval coin and a groat of Henry VIII minted between 1547 and 1551 were found here by metal detecting. A lump of copper alloy was also found.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF72SW
Civil Parish	CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Roman dolphin brooch, spring mechanism type 1st century.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch (small) with cast-in-knobs, very flat bow, intact single pin-lug and catch plate. Foot missing below catch plate (?old break). See (S1).
One medieval coin.
One post medieval coin.
See list in file.
Lump of slaggy substance with incorporated copper alloy fragment or blob.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 June 1994.

Part of large scatter NHER 30690

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF88102 Photograph: 1994. LEE 25-26, Early Saxon brooch..
--- SNF82676 Photograph: 1994. LEE 29-30, Two brooch fragments..
--- SNF82677 Photograph: 1994. LEE 31-32, Bronze ring fragment..
--- SNF82678 Photograph: 1994. LEE 33-34, Lead decorative plate fragment..
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 30690 - Part of: Bronze Age to Late Iron Age activity, Early Saxon cemetery and a Roman to Early Medieval settlement (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 19 2013 1:49PM