Element record MNT27917 - Finds from metal detecting survey at Limes Farm
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 72748 33466 (402m by 470m) |
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Map sheet | SK73SW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Langar cum Barnstone, Rushcliffe |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Henry II - Hammered Silver Cut Penny - 0.7g - London Mint
Lead Artefact - 24.2g
Roman Coin - House of Constantine - Constantinopolis Issue on 8 November AD 324
George V - Halfpenny
Saxon - Dress or Hair Pin Head - Polyhedral Head Design
George III - Halfpenny Possibly stamped with the name 'Hill'
Pewter Button - Some of these types of buttons featured an image of the Virgin Mary
Elizabeth I - Groat (fourpence) - 1.2g
Lead Weight - possibly a net weight used for trapping - 12.8g
George III - Halfpenny - Soho Mint, Birmingham, Third Issue
Roman Coin
George V - Halfpenny
Pewter Button
It looks likely that these objects have either been washed onto the field from out of the dyke itself during times of flooding, or they have found their way there following many years of dyke dredging and related waterway improvement activities.
South Nottinghamshire Field Detectives, 2016, Limes Farm - Langar, Nottinghamshire: Field Survey Report, p. 13 (Unpublished document). SNT5350.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5350 Unpublished document: South Nottinghamshire Field Detectives. 2016. Limes Farm - Langar, Nottinghamshire: Field Survey Report. p. 13.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 12:09PM