NHER 30102 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age to Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds, including a Roman coin hoard

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1993 and 2016 recovered prehistoric worked flint, including a Mesolithic adze, and Neolithic polished axeheads, and adze; a medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, including a dispersed Roman hoard and Late Iron Age to Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Iron Age sword hilt-guard; a Late Iron Age to Middle Saxon brooch; a Roman ferrule or cap, possibly from a staff; a medieval sword belt hooked slide and a post-medieval belt or harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NE
Civil Parish ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

1993. Metal-detecting. Somewhere within field = context 1. [1].
Early post-medieval buckle, lobed pin rests, and acorns at junction of pin bar and frame.
Identified S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 13 August 1993.

1996. Metal-detecting. Within context 2 area. [1].
Early post-medieval oval buckle frame with bar, plate and remains of iron pin.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 10 December 1996.

1997. Fieldwalking
Context 2 onwards, covers area of context 1 and 2 fields to east.
Fieldwalking by Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group produced prehistoric flint flakes and medieval sherds. Brick and burnt flint scatters.
Sketch plan (S1), in file, more details to come. The results of this work are summarised in (S5).
E. Rose (NLA), 20 October 1997.

Before August 2002. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin. See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 September 2002.

December 2002-January 2003. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin. See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 February 2003.

March-April 2009. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flints, Roman scattered coin hoard (6 coins), medieval coin weight, post-medieval jetton & buckle.
See lists in file.
The Roman coin hoard was submitted as potential Treasure (2009 T295) and apparently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (accession number awaited).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 May 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

April-May 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman ferrule or staff cap in the form of a stag’s head, (S2).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 June 2009.

29 September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Further investigation of area where scattered coin hoard had been discovered March/April 2009. Metal-detecting following ploughing recovered 7 additional coins from the hoard. A mini digger was then used to remove c.20-40cm of plough soil from a 2m x 2m area centred on the main concentration of coins. Metal-detecting of the base of the trench recovered no additional coins and the subsequent expansion of the trench also saw no further coins discovered.
See notes in file.
The coins were submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

September-October 2009. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
1 Roman coin additional to hoard discovered in March/April 2009.
Iron Age sword guard (S3) and medieval sword belt fitting, (S4).
See list in file.
The Roman hoard coin were submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

April-May 2010. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval coin and belt or harness mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 June 2010.

December 2009-January 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin, additional to hoard [2].
Submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
A. Rogerson (HES), 13 February 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

March-April 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin, additional to coin hoard [2].
Submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
A. Rogerson (HES), 7 May 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin additional to coin hoard and 1 medieval coin.
See lists in file.
Roman coin submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
A. Marsden (HES), 9 November 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

The 11 Roman coins found between September 2009 and October 2010 that were additional to the hoard discovered in March/April 2009 were submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2009 T637) and declared Treasure at inquest on 11 May 2012. These coins were also apparently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (accession number awaited).
E. Darch (HES), 29 May 2012 and 22 April 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Mesolithic adze.
Neolithic polished axeheads and an adze.
Late Iron Age to Middle Saxon brooch.
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2019.

  • --- Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2011. Drawing of survey of Denarii hoard spread in plough soil. Film.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: 2010. Britannia 41 (2010), p 428.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xviii.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Marsden, A.. 2011. Treasure report. August 2011. 2009 T295. 2009 T637.
  • <S1> Map: Finder's Map.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy ferrule or cap in the form of a stag head. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of an Iron Age hilt guard from a sword. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a medieval hooked slide. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S5> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 193.
  • ADZE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • ADZE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2500 BC)
  • CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2500 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2500 BC)
  • SWORD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRICK (Unknown date)
  • BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Middle Saxon - 1 AD to 700 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FERRULE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 208 AD to 208 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1471 AD to 1477 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1621 AD to 1623 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2023 12:31PM

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