Monument record BND 005 - `Ganet' (Rom)

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Summary

Very poorly defined substantial metal detecting scatter: reported November 1996 including 144 coins (C2, C3 silver, ?C1-C4 Valens bronze),brooches, 2 bracelet fragments, 2 tweezers, silver finger ring fragment, pin fragment, fragment of hollow cast face (from mount of vessel handle?) & strap fitting.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 700 495 (506m by 292m) Centred on
Map sheet TL74NW
Civil Parish BARNARDISTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish GREAT WRATTING, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Very poorly defined substantial metal detecting scatter: reported November 1996 (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), 144 coins (C2, C3 silver, ?C1-C4 Valens bronze), dragonesque type brooch fragment, rabbit & young type plate brooch, 2 bracelet fragments, 2 tweezers, oval plate type brooch with glass(?) setting, silver finger ring fragment, pin fragment, plate brooch fragment, fragment of hollow cast face (from mount of vessel handle?), strap fitting, 2 Colchester derivative double lug type brooches, bow brooch (Hod Hill?) fragment, 2 Colchester type brooches, Aucissa type brooch & Langton Down type brooch fragment. Details and drawings in (S1).
Reported June 1997: (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) 51 Rom coins (bronze C2-C4), bronze vessel mount in form of human head (LIA?), propellor-shaped belt stiffener, cast bird (eagle?) fitting (previously said to be from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)), Colchester type brooch, bracelet fragment.
Includes area of BND 003 (Un cropmark enclosure and Rom scatter). Also Un, Sax & Med.
See also Arttype for full list of artefacts.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): Spall B & B per SAU (Plouviez J), finds report & Rom coin ID lists, 1996-1997, ill.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2).
  • <S2> (No record type): Spall B & B per SAU (Plouviez J), finds report & Rom coin ID lists, June 1997, ill.

Finds (18)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 20 2009 2:25PM

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