NHER 31500 (Find Spot record) - Late Roman belt fitting, medieval coin and spur

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 1995 and between 2018 and 2020 recovered Roman and medieval coins, a Roman belt fitting and a medieval spur.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02SW
Civil Parish BILLINGFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May-June 1995. Metal detecting adjacent to pit. [1].
Late Roman belt fitting, rectangular, with one side bent over like a binding. Two semi-circular extensions on other side. Decorated with shallow punched dots and lines all across surface.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 August 1995.

December 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin and a spur.
Site extended to the whole field.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 January 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.

October 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

  • --- Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2002. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Network Archaeology. 179.
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2025 11:17PM

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