NHER 13139 (Monument) - Roman coin hoard
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRAMPTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Found between 1660 and 1685 in 'The Grove' at Oxnead.
Roman urn containing silver coins of Augustus, Vitellius, Vespasian, Hadrian, Trajan and Pertinax..
See (S1) and (S2).
Farmer at Limekiln Farm says that Grove Wood is what the OS mark as the western end of Broomhill Plantation.
This is confirmed by (S2)'s account of the Hall 'facing the grove walks to the north' in about 1730.
Buried in about 193 to 200AD according to R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S2> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF4598 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 29 2022 9:33AM