NHER 28711 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon, and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2020 recovered Late Saxon pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval to post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches; Early Saxon brooches; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval pilgrim badge, spur fragment, copper alloy vessel fragment and fragment of 13th-century silver shrine; a medieval/post-medieval spur rowel and post-medieval furniture fittings, harness mount, a coin weight, book fitting, thimble and copper alloy and silver spoon fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SE
Civil Parish BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1991 to 1992. Found with metal detecting. [1].
Much medieval and post medieval metalwork.
Early Saxon brooch.
Roman coin.
Late Saxon and medieval sherds.

1993. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval to Post medieval metalwork.

1994. Fieldwalking finds.
Post medieval sherds.

1995. Metal detecting find.
Henry VIII halfpenny.
See list in file.
Identified J. Davies (NCM) 13 February 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 13 October 1995.

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval 2 coins.
Post medieval coin.
See lists in file
V. Fryer (NCM) 23 June 1997.

September 2011. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field H3.
One Roman, five medieval and five post-medieval coins, three post-medieval jettons and one coin weight, Roman, Early Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects (including post-medieval silver button).
See lists and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 March 2012.

April 2014-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
2 post-medieval coins and a post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2026.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field RG6. [3].
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

August 2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours. [4].
Post-medieval silver spoon of seal-top type.
Information from PAS import.
This object was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T308) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2023.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 52.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: S. Elden. 2011. Elden Tours Finder's Map.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CENSER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1346 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1461 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1465 AD to 1483 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1570 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1587 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1602 AD to 1602 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century - 1637 AD to 1637 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 10:58AM

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