Monument record LKH 088 - Peterhouse Farm, Undley, (Roman)

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Summary

`A sestertius of Crispina, wife of Commodus (c 180 AD) found' by ? Colonel Kelly at TL 6952 8033.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6951 8039 (292m by 102m)
Map sheet TL68SE
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

`A sestertius of Crispina, wife of Commodus (c 180 AD) found' by ? Colonel Kelly at TL 6952 8033 (S1) using MIHLM 6 inch record map as source. However, this plots location at TL 6953 8037 (S2).
Further information in G Briscoe archive?

Note Rom silver & bronze coin hoard to E in same field - LKH 078. Previously mislocated as Mildenhall 100 after grid reference, TL 695 803, in (S3,S4).

1988: Scatter of pottery found during the Fenland survey - 1.27kg grey ware, 0.2kg shell-tempered, 0.26kg Nene Valley, 0.03kg Samian, 0.05kg red ware, 0.03kg buff ware, also 1.42kg of Rom tile. Animal bones and oyster shells also present. Centred mainly on TL 6951 8039 (S5).

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL68SE11.
  • <S2> Cartographic materials: MIHLM. 6 inch record map. MIHLM, 6 inch record map, Lady G Briscoe entry, March 19(62?).
  • <S3> Article in serial: Owles, E. J. and N. Smedley. 1962. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1962. Archaeol in Suff, 1962, PSIA, 29, 1962, (2), 172.
  • <S4> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Lakenheath Romano-British, 1962.
  • <S5> Excavation archive: Pendleton C. 1990. Fenland Survey Archive. Fenland survey archive, field 4549.
  • <S6> Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1962. Group 7 Bulletin, 9, 1962, 9.
  • <S7> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 18 2020 1:38PM

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