NHER 22934 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Prehistoric flint flakes, a Neolithic leaf arrowhead, and Neolithic or Bronze Age scrapers, medieval coins and pottery and post medieval buckles, pottery and other metalwork, found by metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1986 and 1993. Metal-detecting in 2011 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins and a post-medieval jetton, Roman Colchester two-piece brooch and a post-medieval copper alloy standing weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG40NE
Civil Parish BURGH CASTLE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

1986. Found with metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
2 flint flakes, 1 retouched.
3 flint scrapers and leaf arrowhead.
Short cross penny Henry III? with sceptre, moneyer Willelm ON LYN (William of London).
Small copper alloy post medieval shoe buckle.
Complete decorated 16th century shoe buckle.
Post medieval copper alloy fitting with hook from box.
Medieval sherds and post medieval sherds including Frechen medallion and 16th century base sherd of Raeren.
W. Milligan (NCM), September 1986.

3 January 1993. Fieldwalking find.
Neolithic/Bronze Age small flint scraper.
Identified by P. A. Robins (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 27 September 1993.

July-August 2003. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval trade token.
Chopped copper alloy bar, perhaps for the preparations of flans for the production of Roman counterfeit coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 September 2003.

March-April 2011. Metal-detecting.
4 Roman coins, Romano-British brooch, post-medieval weight, coin and jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 26 April 2011.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN BLANK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COLCHESTER BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2011 11:59AM

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