Poorly Located Monument record HLM 046 - Roman artefact scatter of pottery sherds and a gold coin of Vespasian

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Summary

Numerous sherds in vicinity of Rectory and Glebe lands (HLM 004 & 005) and a hypocaust flue tile and "not many yards off" a gold coin of Vespasian was picked up by a labourer in 1844 (S1)(S2)(S3)(R1). Formerly recorded as HLM MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 18 58 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TM15NE
Civil Parish HELMINGHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Numerous sherds in vicinity of Rectory and Glebe lands (HLM 004 & 005) and a hypocaust flue tile and "not many yards off" a gold coin of Vespasian was picked up by a labourer in 1844 (S1)(S2)(S3)(R1).
"Villa" - hypocaust (traces of)(S3). Probably refers to above. Note: Ms of Rev Cardew's excavations in Ipswich Museum & Tollemache library.

Formerly recorded as HLM MISC

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <R1> (No record type): Numis Chron, 7, 192.
  • <S1> (No record type): Illustrated London News, 2 July 1864.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 308.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 12, 100.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:46AM

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