NHER 18644 (Find Spot record) - Roman coins and artefacts

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Summary

Metal-detecting here in 1981-82 and 1988 retrieved a quantity of Roman coins, with examples of coins of Constantine I and Tetricus I being identified. A Roman seal box lid and prehistoric flint flake-blade were also unearthed. Metal-detecting in 2009 recovered further Roman coins, a quantity of Roman pottery, a Roman bow brooch, a bracelet fragment and lead weight, Roman/Early Saxon buckle and a post-medieval button.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL98NE
Civil Parish	QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

1981 and 1982. [1] Found with metal-detector on surface of field newly ploughed from pasture.
Roman coins.
Tile.
Pottery.
Seal box lid.
Iron Age coin.
See full list in file.
A. Gregory (NAU), 19 January 1983.

14 April 1988. Fieldwalking finds.
Flint flake-blade with signs of use or retouch.
Antoninianus of Tetricus I SPES AVG AD 270-273.
Coin of Constantine I DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG AQP Aquileia 324-330.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU) and A. Gregory (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 29 April 1988.

Before 18 June 2009. Metal-detecting.
A late 4th to mid 5th century buckle, (S1).
See description in file.
E. Darch (HES), 02 March 2011.

Before 18 August 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman coins, pottery and artefacts. Post-medieval button.
See list in file.
E. Darch (HES), 15 February 2012.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80245 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Roman/Early Saxon buckle.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (23)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
COIN (Roman - 145 AD? to 270 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 169 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 175 AD)
COIN (Roman - 199 AD? to 199 AD?)
COIN (Roman - 253 AD to 402 AD)
COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 350 AD)
COIN (Roman - 351 AD? to 353 AD)
COIN (Roman - 353 AD? to 364 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2014 12:22PM