NHER 4536 (Find Spot record) - Multi-periods finds scatter

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Summary

Fragments of pottery dating to the Iron Age or the Late Saxon period, and Roman coins and a seal box lid, found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70NE
Civil Parish BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1948.
On Beachamwell Warren west south west of Toothill about 213m (700 yards) west south west of the Lodge. Fragments of possible Iron Age 'A2' pot. Black ware but it might be Late Saxon.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Retyped by E. Rose (NAU)

August 1986.
Restricted area around findspot investigated with metal detecting.
Roman seal box lid, eliptical shape.
Coins: Antoninianus, Gallienus, rev illegible 253-68.
Follis, Constantine I, SOLI INVICTO COMITI 306-317 *1/PLN.
Constantine II CAESARVM NOSTRORVM 320-4.
Constans, GLORIA EXERCITVS, 1 standard 335-40.
Irregular Constans/Constantius II. ?FELTEMP REPARATIO? Fallen horseman 348 to 60.
House of Valentinian GLORIA ROMANORVM OF/II Siscia or Arles.
Identified A. Gregory (NAU)
A. Rogerson (NAU) 11 September 1986.

  • --- Photograph: EAU 1-4.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Beachamwell.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 70 NE 3.
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2025 7:57AM

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