NHER 22935 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

A prehistoric flint flake, Roman coins and pottery, medieval coins, pottery and buckles, and post medieval tokens, thimbles and other metalwork, found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

1986. Found with metal detecting.
Coin of Constans or Constantius II VICTORIAE DD AVGGQNN AD 347 to 8.
Very small retouched flint flake, unknown use.
17th century traders token 'WLK'.
W. Milligan (NCM) September 1986.

November 1986.
House of Constantine, GLORIA EXERCITVS, 2 standards AD 330 to 5.
W. Milligan (NCM) June 1987.

1987.
Medieval copper alloy buckle.
W. Milligan (NCM) November 1987.

Later 1987. Further finds.
Lead decorated disc (harness mount or token identified by G. Egan) post medieval.
?17th century buckle.
Late medieval or early post medieval buckle.
Medieval gilt decorated buckle plate.
13th century gilt copper alloy buckle plate with man/dragon with shield.

1988.
Medieval cast bell or vessel fragment.
Copper alloy buckle plate decorated with 'animal type' gilt sheet.
13th century.
W. Milligan (NCM) 22 August 1988

1992. Metal detecting finds.
Edward I penny.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 1993.
Medieval rectangular buckle with moulded pin rest.
Nice 17th century thimble.
18th century thimble.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 27 September 1993.

4/6 October 1992. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval papal bull, Martin IV.
4th century coin.
See list in file.
17th century traders token 'JOSEPH COOPER YARMOUTH MARCHANT 1656'. See (S1).
Medieval copper alloy buckle, moulded knob at each corner.
W. Milligan (NCM) 24 September 1993.

1993. Metal detecting finds.
Coin, Edward I 1302 to 1307. Obverse EDWARANGL DNS HYB reverse CIVITAS CANTOR.
Medieval rectangular buckle with moulded pin rest.
17th century thimble, high quality.
18th century thimble.
Lead cloth seal, fleece on one face, post medieval.
Lead pot mend, Roman or medieval.
W. Milligan (NCM) 1993.

  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Monograph: Williamson, G.. 1891. Trade tokens issued in the seventeenth century.. No 307.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (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

Feb 3 2011 11:30AM

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