NHER 31065 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2023 recovered an Early Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowhead; Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds; undated copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval jettons and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; Roman brooches and copper alloy probable hair pins; an Early Saxon brooch fragment and strap fitting; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a post-medieval silver dress hook); a medieval harness mount, key, coin weight, unidentified copper alloy object, copper alloy and lead seal matrices and a lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval padlock case, thimble, purse frame, copper alloy rivet and lead weight and post-medieval harness mounts, sword-belt fittings, book clasps, a hooked attachment from a spur leather, purse frame, pocket sundial fragment, clapper bell, copper alloy seal matrix and iron cannon ball.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02SW
Civil Parish BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

1994. Metal detecting. [1].
1st century AD Dolphin brooch. Very worn bow.
I.D. J. Davies (NCM).
Medieval coin, post medieval coin. See list in file.
I.D. S. Margeson (NCM).
Lead pointed oval seal matrix, lug at top on reverse. Too worn to read.
14th century circular bronze seal matrix, loop near edge on reverse. Stag and cross between antlers (symbol of St Hubert).
TIMETE DEVM.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 November 1994.

November 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman pottery sherd and copper alloy probable hair pins.
4 medieval coins, 1 jetton, a harness mount and button.
7 post-medieval coins, hooked attatchment from a spur, pocket sundial fragment, book clasp, harness mount and silver dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver dress hook was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016 T1014) and returned to the finder.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 December 2016, E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021, 25 September 2023 and 3 August 2025.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
3 medieval coins, a buckle, strap end and unidentified copper alloy object.
Medieval/post-medieval padlock case and purse frame.
3 post-medieval coins and book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and purse frame.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Early Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowhead.
2 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins, a buckle and strap loop.
5 post-medieval cons, a harness mount, and a 'fly-shaped' mount from a sword belt.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S2).
2 medieval coins and a jetton.
4 post-medieval coins, a clapper bell and a copper alloy seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2024.

September-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

December 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [8].
2 Roman coins.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment and strap end or strap fitting fragment.
7 medieval coins, a key and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble, purse bar, copper alloy folded rivet and lead weight.
4 post-medieval coins, a dress hook, buckle, sword-belt fitting and an iron cannonball (of the type fired from a 'falconet' cannon).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024, 20 May 2024 and 3 August 2025.

July 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval buckle and coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 November 2019.

September 2021. Metal-detecting. [10].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

April 2023. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 medieval coin (silver soldino of Michele Steno, Venice).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 353 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 74 AD to 74 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 273 AD to 274 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 470 AD to 520 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1288 AD to 1292 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1352 AD to 1361 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1430 AD to 1434 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1521 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1589 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1570 AD to 1572 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1572 AD)
  • CANNON BALL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1582 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 AD to 1602 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1595 AD to 1598 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SUNDIAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1607 AD to 1609 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1636 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1633 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1639 AD to 1640 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2025 10:17PM

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