NHER 28326 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting at this site has recovered Neolithic flint scrapers and flakes, medieval fragments of pottery and a medieval seal matrix, a long cross coin of Henry III minted between 1247 and 1272 and a French jetton and post medieval pin. This scatter is now part of NHER 31871.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NE
Civil Parish COLNEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

11 March 1990. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Neolithic thumb scraper, end scraper and eleven flint flakes
Medieval unglazed handle sherd.
Cut long cross halfpenny of Henry III 1247-1272
Information from [1]
Neolithic material I.D. J. Wymer (NAU), 7 June 1990.
Medieval coin I.D. S. Margeson (NCM), June 1990.
Medieval pottery I.D. W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 22 March 1990

Part of large scatter NHER 31871.

1997. Metal detecting.
1) Copper alloy medieval seal matrix, conical handle rising to pierced lozenge-shaped terminal. Circular die with design of a very stylised fleur-de-lis with a border of oblique lines. No legend - privy seal (S1).
2) Early post medieval gilded pin with globular head with four knops around circumference and one on top; collar beneath stout shaft, slightly bent and broken.
W. Milligan (NCM) 3 March 1997.

Probably 1998. Metal detecting.
Medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 March 2000.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Geake, H., Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 1999. Medieval Seal Matrices from Norfolk, 1996-1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 353-358. no 88, p 357.
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2020 3:41PM

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