NHER 25478 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1989 and 2014 recovered Late Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval coins as well as Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman glass-centre boss brooch with gilding and saltire motifs; an Early Saxon small-long brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval bit-link; a medieval openwork sword chape, a possible spur buckle, a buckle pin, brooch and rotary or casket key and a post-medieval cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL99SE
Civil Parish	SNETTERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

September 1989. Found with metal detector. Grid reference supplied by finder.
Roman oval glass centre-boss brooch. Black glass centre boss extant. Metal surround gilded and with saltire motifs. Reverse tinned. Single lug. Pin missing. 3rd or 4th century.
Information from finder.
D. Gurney (NAU) 3 October 1989.

April 1992. Metal detector find.
Medieval openwork bronze sword chape. Central rib ending in 'arrowhead' terminal; two openwork roundels and rectangular slot between on one side other side missing.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
D. Gurney (NLA) 16 April 1992.

February 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
1 Iron Age gold coin.
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckle pin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

May 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval spur? buckle and rotary or casket key.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

October 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Saxon small-long brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval bit-link.
2 medieval coins and a brooch.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

December 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

Description from record MNF67511:
Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z
Methods of discovery: Metal detector

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (14)

COIN (Late Iron Age - 65 BC to 1 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 500 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1565 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 24 2015 12:40PM