NHER 31079 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1994 and between 2022 and 2025 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including an Early Bronze Age flat axehead; Roman brooches, a key and bell-shaped stud/furniture fitting; medieval horse-harness pendants, a strap end, lead weight and lead weight or spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar and a post-medieval coin weight, spur, dragon-head finial, silver cufflink or stud and lead trade weights.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG31SE
Civil Parish UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

October/November 1994. Metal-detecting. [1].
Dragon-head finial on a narrow bar with engraved line spiralling around it. Early post medieval, ?part of an item of kitchen equipment.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 December 1994.

2022-2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
5 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin, a coin weight and silver cufflink or stud.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent mapped at [3].
The post-medieval silver cufflink or stud was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2024 T879) and returned to the finder.
P. Beers (HES), 16 August 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2024 and 3 July 2025.

July-August 2022. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead (S1).
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins, a composite strap end, horse-harness pendant, lead weight and lead weight or spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval token and a spur.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 20 September 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 December 2023 to 12 March 2024.

August 2022. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval purse bar.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

January 2023-August 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
2 Roman brooches.
8 medieval coins and a harness pendant.
3 post-medieval coins and a lead trade weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2024 and 8 August 2025.

August 2024. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin and a key fragment.
Post-medieval lead trade weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025.

Before 29 November 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
Roman bell-shaped stud/furniture fitting.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025.

March 2025. Metal-detecting. [9].
3 medieval coins and a proto-armorial horse-harness pendant.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2025 and 31 August 2025.

ENMD12025 - PAS details awaited. [10].
Finder's 'Field 8'.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 February 2025.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [11].
Finder's 'Field 8'.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of a Early Bronze Age flat axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 250 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Roman to 17th Century - 43 AD to 1650 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 177 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1136 AD to 1145 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1222 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1279 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1250 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1267 AD to 1345 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1651 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1651 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1521 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1625 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1623 AD to 1624 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1715 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • WEIGHT (18th Century - 1714 AD to 1727 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 8:39PM

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