NHER 9311 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1965 a collection of Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds were found here. Subsequent metal detecting in 1978-79 and 1987 found two copper alloy Roman coins, a Middle Saxon sceatta coin and more sherds of pottery. Some of the pottery types identified included Roman grey ware and samian ware and the Roman coins were identified as ones dating to the reigns of Constantine I and Hadrian.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full Description

1965. [1].
Second century Samian and grey ware rim sherd found near Roman road. Also area of medieval and post medieval pottery. Samian ware sherd and other? Roman sherds. 12th-13th century grey ware (1 rim).
E. B. Green (NCM).

Plan by NCM - filed under NHER 5353.
E. Rose (NHER).

Probably December 1978 - January 1979. Found with metal detector in [2].
Two Roman bronze coins.
Follis of Constantine I. PROVIDENTIA AVGG. mm illegible.
Bronze barbarous copy of FELTEMP REPARATIO (fallen horseman). Dating to approximately AD 346-360.
Two sherds of Roman coarse pottery, including one base, and four sherds of medieval unglazed pottery, including one rim, found on surface of ploughed field in roughly same part of field as coins.
Held by NCM.
E. Rose (NAU).

June 1987. Context 2 at location [3].
Constantine I, BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, AD 320-3.
Sestertius of Hadrian, reverse illegible, 117-138.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU)
W. Milligan (NCM) 14 May 1987.

June 1987. Context 2 at location [3].
Sceatta. BMC 31 Rigold X Frisian. See for comparison British Museum Catalogue pl.III 18 where obverse is human head with long hair and beard and two crosses. Bowthorpe coin has no features. AD 700-725.
Polaroid (S1) taken by NCM.
Identified by E. B. Green (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 June 1987.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Costessey [1-2].
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Costessey.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (6)

POT (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 16 2023 11:50AM