Record ID: NMS-065376
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman 'Brancaster type' gold finger ring. Flattened D-sectioned band expanding smoothly to two integral transverse projections which support the separate soldered, engraved rectangular bezel, leaving a transverse rectangular aperture below. The bezel is now slightly distorted at an angle to the band. Internal diameter 13 - 15mm. External width 19mm. Height 18mm. Bezel 7 x 7mm. Weight 3.7g. 4th - early 5th century AD. The intaglio inscription, in three lines, reads (in impression) DOM/NICA/VIVA[S], translating as 'Long life to you, Domnica (or Dominica)'. The name Domnica is atte…
Created on: Monday 24th March 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Fakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-D6A1E6
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Scottow addenda, Norfolk, 52 copper alloy Roman coins (aes sestertii and where noted lower denominations of dupondii and asses; dp and as) additional to 2012 T217. Summary: Trajan AD 98-117, 4 (dp/as); Hadrian AD117-38, 2 (dp); Antoninus Pius AD 138-61, 1; Diva Faustina I, 2; Marcus Aurelius AD 161-80, 10 (9 x sest, 1 x dp); Faustina II, 1; Commodus AD 180-92, 1; Uncertain Antonine, 2 (1 x sest, 1 x dp); Uncertain Antonine empress, 1; Caracalla, AD 211-7, 1 (irregular cast copy of an as); Gordian III AD 238-44, 1 (as); Philip I AD 244-9, 2 (asses); illegible, 24 (15 x sest…
Created on: Thursday 3rd April 2014
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scottow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-66B9D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Langton Down type brooch. Cylindrical wings enclose the remains of the spring with slot for (missing) pin. The upper part of the bow at the join with the wings is convex. Bow decorated with multiple longitudinal grooves and ribs. Lower half of bow and catch-plate missing. Surviving width 24mm. Surviving length 31mm. See Hattatt (2000, 306, fig.165, nos.269, 770 and 769) for similar examples.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-245A03
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy amphora-shaped military strap-end, upper end missing, broken above flanking peltate or 'kidney-shaped' handles with flanking projections above and below, which represent the crescents that usually replace handles on narrow British-made amphora types. The body is decorated on one face with a vertical median line of multiple c-shaped stamps, the other face is decorated with a fine vertical median line of incised rocker-arm that bisects three chevrons formed by flanking pairs of fine oblique rocker-arm lines. Width 19.5. Length greater than 55mm. Thickness 3mm. Cf…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2013
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Record ID: NMS-F0FAF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman brooch, probably a wing-and-fanbow or Aesica type. Flat, triangular lower half of bow with stub of incomplete catch-plate on reverse. Decorated with median concave moulding with a groove to either side. Edges damaged. Wings, pin and spring missing. 1st century AD. Surviving length 19mm.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2012
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Record ID: NMS-F12483
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman brooch, C-sectioned wings. Broken rear-facing hook, D-sectioned bow which continues as a tapering median rib on the flat, triangular foot-plate. Incomplete catch-plate on the reverse broken at the fold. Spring and pin missing. Wingspan 15mm. Length 35mm. Similar to an example in Hattatt (2002), 312, fig.171, no.1482. c.40- 55 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
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Record ID: NMS-0665E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. C-sectioned wings decorated with a pair of transverse lines with a zig-zag line between at each end. Three rearward facing hooks, with a hollow on the inside of the wings below the central hook and corrosion or possibly the remains of solder under the left hand hook. Trapezoidal-sectioned bow with a crest with six transverse grooves at the upper end, becoming a rib with a median groove which terminates at the foot in two transverse grooves. Complete or near complete solid triangular catch-plate on the reverse. The bow a…
Created on: Monday 24th September 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rocklands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-079C65
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester type one piece brooch. Wings missing, upper edge damaged. Flat-sectioned bow tapering slightly towards blunt terminal. Bow decorated with a median longitudinal rib with stamped blind holes along it's length. Incomplete triangular catch-plate with engraved rocker-arm on both faces. Pin and spring missing. Surviving length 49mm. Circa 20 - 60 AD.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rocklands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2E1E91
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy incomplete blank for a Colchester Derivative type brooch. Lower part of bow, catch-plate and sprue attached at the foot survive, the upper part of the bow and wings are missing.The bow has a prominant median rib. Surviving length 61mm. Breaks ancient and worn. Very similar to examples from the same site in Bayley, MacKreth and Wallis (2001, 106, nos.SF60 and SF61).
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-C3CF63
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman silver penannular snake-headed finger ring. Oval snake head, convex on the upper face with a flange around the edge and worn almost completely smooth. The sub-rectangular-sectioned band narrows towards a twisted break. Johns' (1996, 45, fig.3.3) Type Bii. Roman. Probably 1st - 2nd century. Weight 1.8g. Width of head 8.5mm. Approximate external width (reconstructed) 34mm.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2012
Last updated: Friday 30th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-C46BC8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman silver penannular snake-headed finger ring, less than half survives. Oval snake head, convex on the upper face with moulded ridges and grooves indicating stylized features, and a slight flange around the edge. The sub-rectangular-sectioned band narrows slightly towards the break. Johns (1996, 45, fig.3.3) Type Bii. Roman. Probably 1st - 2nd century. Weight 2.1g. Width of head 9mm..
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fincham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-8091D4
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Abraded body sherd of Roman greyware. Weighing 3.9g.
Created on: Friday 12th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 12th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringstead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-BE7185
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One jar rim sherd, one base sherd and one body sherd of Roman greyware. Non-joining, abraded. 35.3g.
Created on: Monday 15th October 2012
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Deopham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-7CA893
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated body sherd. Chalk tempered, oxidized on one face, reduced on the other. Too small to determine fabric or date. Prehistoric - Early Medieval. 1.8g.
Created on: Monday 5th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: NMS-742105
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy Roman bow brooch, probably an Aesica type. C-sectioned wings, straight sided D-sectioned arch over fragment of flat bow. The surface is corroded and the surface and breaks very worn. No trace of decoration survives. The lower part of the plate, catch-plate, pin and spring are mising. The surviving portion is similar to an example illustrated in Hattatt (2002, 311, fig.170, no.288). Surviving width 13mm. Surviving length 22mm. 1st century AD.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2012
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Record ID: NMS-0E2C27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative Rear Hook (Mackreth, 2011, CD RH) brooch. Incomplete C-sectioned wings decorated with at least three transverse ribs, broken rear hook, triangular-sectioned bow with possible median longitudinal rib now almost complete worn away, and a shallow line along each side, with an incomplete catch-plate on the reverse. Spring and pin missing. Distorted. Width (at least, reconstructed) 40mm. Length 72mm. Circa 43 - 65 AD.
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: NMS-1B8E46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative bow brooch with hinged pin (Mackreth 2011 CD H). Tubular wings holding corroded iron axis bar and fragment of copper alloy pin, D-sectioned bow broken before foot. Very worn with slight traces of grooves on the wings and bow. Width 35mm. Surviving length 23mm. Circa AD 50 - 150. Finder's reference AB409.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: NMS-1BA817
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative bow brooch with rear hook (Mackreth 2011 CD RH). Both C-sectioned wings broken, with an angled transverse groove surviving on one and possible traces of solder on the reverse, D-sectioned bow with a groove along either edge. Pin, spring, rear-hook and lower part of bow missing. Surviving width 18mm. Surviving length 23mm. Circa AD 43 - 65. Finder's reference AB436.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: NMS-8B1007
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold finger-ring with red glass convex fronted setting in an oval collet surrounded by a scalloped collar. The hoop is a narrow strip that widens into sub-triangular shoulders with scalloped edges and two pairs of oblique grooves. External diameter 18.5mm. Internal diameter17.5mm. Collet 12.5 x 10.5mm. Weight 2.65g. 3rd - 4th century.
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgeford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F30911
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman silver penannular finger ring with a flat sectioned band and stylized snake head terminal in low relief. Most of the band is missing. Width of terminal at maximum 9mm. Width of band at break 2mm. Weight 1.00g. Mid 1st - 4th century AD.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shouldham', grid reference and parish protected.