Monument record FSM 007 - Fornham by-pass (Rom)

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Summary

Metal detecting (& fieldwalking) survey found 4 Rom coins, see details.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8606 6629 (50m by 50m) Centred on
Map sheet TL86NE
Civil Parish FORNHAM ST MARTIN, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1991: Metal detecting (& fieldwalking) survey in advance of Fornham by-pass construction located thin ?scatter of 4 Rom coins at S end of larger Med metalwork scatter:- AS of Vespasian (AD 67-79); Ae3, laureate, illegible, possibly Fallen Horseman (?AD 348-360); Ae3, laureate, illegible, C4; Ae3, Romane, illegible, ?C4 (no findspot cited)(S1-S3).
Also Sax brooch fragment.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, Tester A, finds archive, map, 1991.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: finds report, map.
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Plouviez J, Rom coin ID list, FSM 007, June 1991.
  • <S3> Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. SAU, Martin E, finds report, June 1991.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

May 12 2006 2:02PM

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