NHER 5665 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age pot and Roman coin from southwest of St Helen's Oratory
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Summary
Pieces of Iron Age pot were found. Metal detecting recovered an irregular copy of a Roman coin of Constans or Constantius II depicting a fallen horseman made between AD 348 and 360.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1935. Southwest of St Helen's Oratory near hoard site.
Iron Age sherds found by R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Material not checked.
See (S1).
1984. Very approximately in this area. Found with metal detector.
Irregular copy of Constans or Constantius II, FEL TEMP REPARATIO (fallen horseman) AD 348 to 360.
Identified by A.K. Gregory (NAU), 14 November 1984.
W. Milligan (NCM), 29 November 1984.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Lynford (Santon).
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 88 NW 33.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 20 2017 3:29PM