Record ID: NMS-4180D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch, Mackreth 2011 Knee Br 2.b2. D-shaped head with two pierced lugs on the reverse holding the spring and remains of pin, flattened D-sectioned bow tapering before a slightly expanded foot. Small catchplate broken at the fold. Completely plain. Length 29mm. Width 10.5. Mid 2nd - mid 3rd century.
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2017
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Record ID: NMS-410C32
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy bead, perhaps Roman. Annular, with a groove on each face around the central hole and a median rib around the outer edge. External diameter 11.5. Internal diameter 5.5mm. Thickness 6mm. Weight 2.6g. Similar examples recorded on the PAS database include NLM-045575 and NMS-946354, which have been identified tentatively and Medieval and Roman respectively.
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2DFC87
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy openwork mount, furniture fitting or decorative grille made from thin sheet. Broken, now triangular with two surviving sides set at slightly wider than 90 degrees, slightly raised plain repoussé border and elaborate openwork in a D-shaped panel in the surviving corner and broken across a curved panel, perhaps circular when complete. Three empty attachment holes at the edge, one in the surviving complete corner and one next to each break. The surface is mostly a bright gold colour and uncorroded as it was found in waterlogged conditions. Surviving dimensions 54…
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-2A4F01
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Glass bead. Cylindrical, wound, opaque blue. Length 16.5mm. Diameter 7mm. Diameter of hole 2.5mm. Probably Roman, perhaps 3rd - 5th century. (See Guido,1999, 51).
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-28348B
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy hair pin. Incomplete circular-sectioned shank with complex head consisting of a knurled reel, knurled reel, bead, knurled reel, bead. Similar to Type 2 pins from Colchester (Crummy, 1981, 28 - 9). Maximum diameter of head 6mm. Length of head 18.5mm. Total surviving length 29mm. Circa 100 - 300 AD.
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2810E6
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy hair pin. Incomplete circular-sectioned shank with complex head consisting of a rectangular knop with X engraved on three faces and three intersecting lines forming a star on the fourth, a concave moulding, bead with engraved line around the base, and a small terminal knop. Similar to Type 2 pins from Colchester (Crummy, 1981, 28 - 9). Maximum diameter of head 7mm. Length of head 18mm. Total surviving length 60mm. Circa 100 - 300 AD.
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-FEB8BF
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete gold sheet object, comprising two joining fragments, probably an earring of Roman date. It is in the shape of a round-shouldered or 'kite-shaped' shield, bent (and probably folded and then unfolded), with three vertical creases and broken along two probable horizontal creases. There is a small perforated lug in the same plane at the apex. The pointed lower end of the shield is missing, and approximately just over half survives. The original edges have a border, perhaps added to reinforce the flimsy sheet. Traces of the damaged repoussé decoration on the …
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leaden Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-102704
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Summary: Solidi: Constantius II AD 337-61, 4 (2 x Trier, 1x Aquileia, 1 x Thessalonica); Constans AD 337-50, 1 (Thessalonica); Decentius AD 351-3, 1 (Trier); Jovian AD 363-4, 1 (Constantinople); Valentinian I, joint reign with Valens, AD 364-7, 1 (Sirmium). Siliquae: Constantius II AD 337-61, 40 (19 x Lyon, 20 x Arles, 1 x irregular); Julian Caesar AD 355-60, 8 (Arles); Julian Augustus AD 360-3, 79 (13 x Trier, 23 x Lyon, 29 x Arles, 14 x irregular); Valens, joint reign with Valentinian I AD 364-7, 1 (Lyon) CATALOGUE Solidi (9) Trier (3) 1. Decentius, reverse VICTORIA CAES LIB ROMAN…
Created on: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 22nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-0134FD
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy furniture fitting, perhaps a casket or box mount. Hollow backed, circular stud with the lion's face in high relief, with grooves defining the mouth and snout, and details of the eyes. The outer flange is engraved with radiating lines representing the mane around rounded ears. The reverse of the mount is filled with white metal and a central corroded iron shank. Diameter 25mm. Height 13mm. For similar examples see NMS-DB80B4, and an example from Skeleton Green, Hertfordshire (Partridge, 1981, 314, fig.119a). Circa 43 - 150 AD.
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-9D9633
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver finger ring of Henig Type II. D-sectioned hoop expanding smoothly from the rear through the shoulders to form the slightly flattened bezel set with an oval carnelian intaglio depicting a standing figure facing (in impression) right. Hardened dirt or corrosion product fill part of the engraving. Width of bezel 8mm. Height of hoop 18mm. Width of hoop 21mm. Weight 3.9g. 1st - 2nd century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 7th December 2015
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