NHER 20913 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Iron Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1984 and 2022 recovered Iron Age, Roman, medieval, and post-medieval coins as well as undated, Late Iron Age/Roman, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated metalworking debris and an unidentified object; a Late Iron Age/Roman unidentified object; a Roman brooch; a Late Saxon harness fitting; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness pendants and a sword pommel; a medieval/post-medieval rowel spur and post-medieval weights, a pocket sundial fragment, cloth seal, finger ring, gaming piece, seal matrix, spur and a fragment from a sword belt mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21NW
Civil Parish SPIXWORTH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

September 1984. Found with metal-detector.
Medieval gilt bronze buckle plate with foliage decoration.
Post-medieval large lead cloth seal unstamped; bronze decorated.
?Buckle fragment; lead weight or hemispherical counter; lead sheet with at least six holes, ?waste; bronze gilt disc button.
Information from member of the public [1].
Photograph taken by NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W.F. Milligan (NCM), 28 September 1984.

Before 31 October 2007. Metal-detecting, site extended to whole field, previous findspot recorded [2].
1 Iron Age and 2 Roman coins, Romano-British, Late Saxon and medieval metal objects, (S2).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 December 2007.

Before 15 September 2008. Metal-detecting.
3 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and silver seal matrix.
See lists in file.
The seal matrix was submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2009 T52) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.11).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 December 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2020.

Before 26 November 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and a medieval sword pommel.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 February 2009.

Before 7 September 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman and 1 medieval coin, post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 22 October 2010.

Before 4 April 2012. Metal-detecting.
Unidentified Late Iron Age to Roman object (S1), medieval to Post medieval rowel spur, post medieval weight and post medieval spur.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 September 2012.

January 2013-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

January-March 2022. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval unfinished horse-harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

  • --- Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.8 No 59.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xxxix.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a medieval gilt oval openwork mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GAMING PIECE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SUNDIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 30 2025 4:54PM

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