Ten-year-old Brodie says he dreams of finding "a Roman horse and carriage," in the future.

Brodie was out with Gloucestershire Metal Detecting Club when he found a rare 14th Century seal just metres from the family car and an inch underground. Brodie said in the future he hoped to find something “really big”, like a Roman sword.

Gloucestershire and Avon Finds Liaison Officer Kurt Adams said it was probably an ecclesiastical seal, with the lamb of God pictured on the front and a banner behind that read: “Roger of Tetbury”. “It’s a lovely find, and a really good quality one as well,” he added.

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Because the seal was not classed as treasure, Brodie is able to keep it and has already set his sights on something bigger.

“I always dream of finding something really big, like a horse and carriage or something, like gold jewellery or Roman swords and hats”, Brodie said.

  • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
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    7 months ago

    There are still many unanswered questions - most importantly, who was Roger of Tetbury?

    Roger d’Ivry maybe? Although he was a bit earlier than the 14th century, so maybe not.

    At the Conquest, however, the 23-hide manor of TETBURY was held by Siward, while Upton was held by Aluric as tenant to King Edward, and in 1086 both estates belonged to Roger d’Ivry. (fn. 3) They had apparently formed part of the estates centred on Beckley (Oxon.) which Roger acquired by gift of Robert Doyley; (fn. 4) Robert had included tithes at Tetbury in his endowment of the chapel of St. George in Oxford castle. (fn. 5) Roger’s estates were apparently forfeited to the Crown but it has been suggested that Tetbury passed to his nephew Ascelin Goel, for Ascelin of Tetbury was mentioned c. 1100. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol11/pp264-269

    He also had a son named Roger Perceval that had inherited his lands after his death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Perceval