NHER 22629 (Find Spot) - Roman brooch, medieval coins

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Summary

In the winter of 1985 to 1986 a badly corroded Roman rear-hook brooch was recovered from this area, which may also have been the findspot of three medieval coins.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29SE
Civil Parish TOPCROFT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Winter 1985-6. Metal-detecting. [1].
Badly corroded rear-hook brooch, spring pin and foot missing.
NB said to have been found this in the same place as the three hammered silver coins reported by finder to NCM two or three years previously - there is no trace of these in NHER. Were they found somewhere else or never reported?
A. Gregory (NAU), 21 May 1986.

IND11092025AW2 - PAS details awaited. [2].
Expanded to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 14 September 2025.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2025 5:47PM

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