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Record ID: NMS-A5064E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester or Colchester Derivative brooches, the lower ends of bows, both with an incomplete catchplate. One, very badly decayed, is of flat D-shaped cross-section and appears to be decorate with a median groove. The other is plain and rounded in cross-section but with a pronounced median arris on the front face. Extant lengths 19 and 18mm. AD c.20 - c.75.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2021
Last updated: Friday 3rd December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-A4D822
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch with half of the spring, the pin, the end of one wing and part of the catchplate missing. Mackreth 2011, C2. The wings are undecorated. The bow, also without decoration and of oval cross-section but slightly flattened on the reverse, is badly distorted. The catchplate probably had a single, polygonal perforation. Estimated wingspan 10mm. AD c.20 - c.60.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2021
Last updated: Saturday 4th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-A42E96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age copper alloy brooch with a hinged pin on a double lug behind a flat, rectangular and slightly damaged head, Mackreth 2011, IA Odd 4. The parallel-sided and undecorated bow springs from the centre of the head and descends to a recent break. The pin is bent into a curve. Its straightened length is 40mm. Width of head c.13mm, of bow 5.5mm. Weight 2.7g. Four examples are listed by Mackreth, with one, from Ancaster, Lincolnshire, illustrated (ibid. 26, pl. 15 no. 4124). Of the other three, one is from Dragonby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire and two from Saham Toney, Nor…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
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Record ID: NMS-259076
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Rosette brooch with the spring, the pin, the rear part of the spring housing, the greater part of the Rosette plate and all of the foot missing. The ends of the spring housing are closed. The narrow bow is of triangular cross-section, i.e. flat-backed and with a median arris. Weight 6.4g. Wingspan 14.6mm. Extant length 23.5mm. AD c.30 - c.60.
Created on: Saturday 27th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-254324
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch with the spring, the pin and part of the catchplate missing. The wings and the bow are undecorated. The D-sectioned bow ends in a spike. Enough survives of the catchplate to suggest it was solid. Weight 4.9g. Wingspan 13.7mm. Length 52.4mm. AD c.20 - c.60.
Created on: Saturday 27th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-251198
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, abraded and distorted Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Nauheim Derivative brooch with the spring, the pin and the catchplate and foot missing. A low rib running discontinuously down the centre of the bow was probably an engraved groove. Weight 3.5g. Extant length 43mm. Width at widest part of bow 9.7mm. c.50 BC - AD c.70.
Created on: Saturday 27th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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Record ID: NMS-24ABAA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and distorted Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Nauheim Derivative brooch with the pin and the greater part of the catchplate and foot missing. Near the top of the bow an engraved saltire lies above a transverse line, cf. NMS-1BCD26 and NMS-8E01F5. Much of the surface is shiny and copper coloured, there being only a few small patches of verdigris.Weight 2.5g. Extant length 37mm. Width at spring 8mm, at widest part of bow 5.5mm. c.50 BC - AD c.70.
Created on: Saturday 27th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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Record ID: NMS-BE06A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch with the lower part of the pin and much of the catchplate missing. The wings and the bow are undecorated. The bow, flat on the rear and slightly convex on the front, ends in a spike. Part of one aperture in the catchplate is evident but there may have been more. Weight 7.2g. Wingspan 10.5mm. Length 49.5mm. AD c.20 - c.60.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-8208B8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, probable Bronze Age to Iron Age cast copper alloy Unidentified Object. The object comprises a hollow slightly ovoid body, truncated short of its full height to form an open bowl with a 7.6mm circular top opening. Extending from one side of the rim there is a narrow integral U-shaped cross-sectioned channel that projects slightly upwards relative to the plane of the rim. In the angle below the channel, and to the upper side of the bowl, is an integral circular loop, set on the same axis as the projecting channel. The end of the channel forms an …
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-46F9AC
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Bronze Age to Roman copper alloy “spiral” ring or finger ring. It has a uniform, circular cross-section throughout and is coiled into a rigid cylindrical helix of just under two-and-a-half circular or near-circular turns. At least one of the terminals appears to be an old break; the other is uncertain. The coils are closely spaced, with a gap between the turns ranging from approximately 0.2mm to 1.0mm  The ring is patinated dark green. It is heavily pitted by corrosion on the external surface but smooth internally. Similar rings on this database include: SF-…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: NMS-40E56D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base gold stater of the Iceni, so-called Norfolk Wolf type (uninscribed Series JB) with debased head of Apollo/Wolf left, struck in a very pale, silvery coloured alloy, c.50-20BC
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Sunday 17th October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-C8B20B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two sherds of Iron Age hand-built reduced pottery, one with profuse flit grits up to 3.5mm across and oxidised exterior, one with less dense flint grits and one surface missing, weight 7g. 8th century BC - mid 1st century AD
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B04606
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two gold aurei of Augustus, addenda to a hoard now numbering eleven coins. Coin 10 was found on 8th August 2021; coin 11 was found on 29th January 2022. Catalogue: 10. Gaius and Lucius type, reverse showing the emperor's two grandsons who predeceased him (RIC I, no. 206, mint of Lyons). Weight 7.80g, date 2 BC to AD 4. This coin has a similar peck to the obverse field in front of the emperor's face to the other nine coins, surely a check mark to ascertain it was not a copy.   11. Augustus, aureus, reverse showing eagle grasping wreath (RIC I, no…
Created on: Monday 4th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-8C56F3
Object type: MIRROR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age or Early Roman cast copper alloy mirror handle. The upper part bifurcates and the two arms have the remains of a slot in the upper edge and stumps of missing integral loops to accommodate the disc of the mirror (scraps of which remain in the slot). One terminal is broken, the other splays slightly to a straight blunt end (oval-sectioned 10 x 9mm). both arms spring from an integral D-shaped transverse collar, below which is an oval teardrop-shaped loop (circular-sectioned, 6mm). Extant width 39mm. Extant height/length 62mm…
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-888EA0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Eastern British Iron Age gold stater of Cunobelin, minted at Colchester (type: ABC 2786 / BMC 1809). Obverse: CA_MV flanking corn ears. Reverse: Horse leaping right over CVNO. Neatly pierced with an oval perforation measuring c. 2 x 2.4mm, placed at approximately 4 o'clock (obverse) and 9 o'clock (reverse). Another failed attempt at piercing from the obverse is visible slightly below and to the left of the hole. It is a coppery or pale yellow colour, suggesting a gold of relatively low purity (although still in excess of the 10% required to qual…
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FA2AD5
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly burnt and deformed or miscast fragment of a Late Iron Age to Roman enamelled copper-alloy terret. It consists of a short length of the curved loop terminating in an ancient break at one end and an expanded oval collar followed immediately by another ancient break at the other. The loop is broadly triangular in cross-section, being pointed at the external edge with a flat internal face. At least, that part of the internal face closest to the collar is flat. At the opposite end it becomes lumpy and amorphous. The other two faces each contain one complete and on…
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Last updated: Sunday 21st April 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-4F13DD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age uninscribed quarter stater of the Regni, South Britannia region, dating to the period 80-50 BC (ABC 530). Obverse Type: Two men-in-a-boat? Animal?, rosette behind Reverse Type: Tree-like object
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-3C4E54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Iron Age or Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch with the spring, the pin, part of one wing, part of the forward-facing hook, most of the perforated catchplate and the tip of the pointed foot missing. The wings are plain and the bow is oval in cross-section. Estimated wingspan 12mm. Extant length 48mm. AD c.20 - c.60.
Created on: Wednesday 11th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-949F71
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy (probably leaded) unidentified object of a known type usually referred to as 'moustache-like' or 'moustache shaped'. These objects are thought to date from the Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age, after the discovery of one in the Salisbury Hoard (Stead, 1998, no.117) and various other finds reported to the PAS which are associated with Middle Bronze Age material. The object consists of a pair of solid three-dimensional pointed ovoids the bulbous upper parts of which are conjoined to each other by a bar stretching between the upper sides. The bar …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Last updated: Sunday 7th November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-5565CC
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Iron Age copper alloy pin with the lower part of the shaft missing (break not recent). The head is discoidal with a recessed top which rises as a central cone to above the level of the edge. Two moulded grooves run around the periphery. The round-sectioned shaft tapers slightly to the break. Cf. LON-7134A5, DOR-B177D4, WILT-45E175 and FAKL-19F0A8, which have been dated to the Middle Iron Age. Head diameter and thickness 14.5 and 3.5mm. Extant length 58.5mm. Shaft diameter 4.3 - 3.4mm. c.500 - c.200 BC.
Created on: Saturday 31st July 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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