Poorly Located Monument record DUN 166 - Roman artefact scatter of metalwork, including brooches, coin and tweezers

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Summary

Rom material in `Dunwich Collection' - `donated mainly by C Watling, who (is) known to have collected in village & beach. Formerly recorded as DUN MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 47 69 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TM46NE
Civil Parish DUNWICH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Rom material in `Dunwich Collection' - `donated mainly by C Watling, who (is) known to have collected in village & beach. Some of coins from Barne & Silot(?) Thompson & Layard Collection (presumably found in Dunwich but I don't know for sure)'. Listed Rom finds include:- `about 40 coins. Mainly C3, some C2 and some C4 (501-525D); base of a grey ware pot (from Minsmere area - see Misc); disc brooch (sketched) with four circular knobs, red and blue enamelled panels, `W 2.8' (?Width 2.8cms?); T-shaped bronze bow brooch with `raised crest down centre' (?Colchester derivative); two hexagonal bronze brooches with dotted decoration (sketch) `W 2.1cm'; buckle (?Rom); tweezers (?Rom); `Scale beam (?Rom -cf Guildhall Mus(eum) pl XIIIg, p37 (1- 7D)'(S1)(R1).

Formerly recorded as DUN MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): Record card, unsigned, undated, forwarded to S E West, circa 1970-1971, ill.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <R1> (No record type): Guildhall Museum (?Guide), 37, plate 13g.

Finds (6)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:36AM

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