NHER 20425 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1984 and between 2010 and 2012 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Middle/Late Saxon disc brooch; Late Saxon disc brooches and a lead weight; medieval buckles, thimbles and a strap end and post-medieval harness mounts.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG30SE
Civil Parish	LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Spring 1984. Metal-detecting.
Found in ploughsoil in second field west of Hardley Hall, and southwest of corner of next field to north.
Three Roman bronze coins, all in southern half of main field - two irregular antoniniani, one in name of Tetricus II, both 270s to 280s, and Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, AD 364 to 378.
Four medieval coins, not accurately located within the two areas: Edward I penny, (S1), Bury St Edmunds Mint, AD 1302 to 1310; Edward III penny London mint, pellets on breast; Edwards III groat, London mint, Series D? AD 1352 to 13533; sixpence of Elizabeth I, 1561, initial mark pheon.
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 26 May 1984.

August 2010 and March-April 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
Middle/Late Saxon openwork disc brooch.
Late Saxon lead weight.
Medieval buckles and strap end.
1 post-medieval coin and openwork harness mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 6 April 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 September 2023.

Before February 2012. Metal-detecting.
Two Late Saxon disc brooches (S2).
Medieval buckles and thimbles.
Post medieval harness mount.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 September 2012.

All finds from subsequent metal-detecting within the main field west of Hardley Hall now recorded under NHER 60230.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 September 2023.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF7463 Publication: North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coins. Type Xb.
<S2> SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (11)

COIN (Roman - 297 AD? to 305 AD?)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1557 AD to 1557 AD)