NHER 33185 (Find Spot record) - 1st century AD coin and brooches

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a Roman coin of Vespasian minted between AD 69 and 79, and two Hod Hill type Roman brooches made in the 1st century AD.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TM09NE
Civil Parish	BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1997. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch. Hod Hill AD 43-70/75.
I.D. D. Mackreth April 1997.
1st century coin.
I.D. J. Davies (NCM) 19 February 1997.
See list in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 21 January 1997.

July 1997. Metal detecting.
Roman Hod Hill brooch, rather corroded, with what looks like a surviving bronze pin. Wings are short. Bow has a high central ridge on either side. At junction of bow and leg is a ?transverse moulding or ?pair of worn side lugs. Leg tapers to double transverse moulding at foot. Catchplate on reverse. 1st century AD.
I.D. from (S1) only, H.M.G. (NCM) July 1998.
K. Sussams (NCM), 13 May 1999.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD to 99 AD)

Object Types (2)

BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD to 99 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)

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Besthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 4 2013 11:51AM