NHER 31194 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age axehead and multi-period coins and metal objects
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Large scatter including NHER 15999, NHER 20330, NHER 20331.
Apri to May 1995. Field with moderate quantity of post medieval metal finds including 16th century jetton.
See list in secondary file.
Bronze book clasp with stamped concentric rings-and-dot, 58mm long, maximum 19mm wide. 16th century.
Identified by S. Anderson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1995.
August to September 1995. Metal detector finds.
One medieval and two post medieval tokens.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 October 1995.
November to December 1997. Metal detector finds.
Two medieval, one post medieval coins.
Three post medieval tokens.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 January 1998.
January to February 1998. Metal detector finds.
Medieval jetton.
Two post medieval tokens.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 1998.
September to October 1998. Metal detecting. [1]
Medieval and post medieval coins
Medieval and post medieval buckles.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 November 1998.
October to November 1998. Metal detecting. [2]
Two medieval and one post medieval coin
Three post medieval tokens
See lists in secondary file.
Late medieval to early post medieval book clasp, now bent and incomplete. The flared edge is fragmentary but retains one rivet of two. No decoration can be seen as it is rather corrodedm, but there is an empty rivet hole half way along and another copper alloy rivet close to the other end. Hook or catch has broken off.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 1998.
January to February 1999. Metal detecting. [3]
One Roman coin. See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 March 1999.
October to November 1999. Metal detecting. [4]
Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
Post medieval tokens.
Extremely rare Late Saxon Finnish Viking pencil handle from strike-a-light. See (S1 and S2).
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 December 1999.
January to February 2000. Metal detecting. [5]
One medieval and four post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 March 2000.
January to February 2001. Metal detecting.
All post medieval finds.
Three jettons, three coins, four tokens.
Eleven metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 March 2001.
February to March 2001. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 April 2001.
December 2001 to January 2002. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval trade tokens.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 February 2002.
September to October 2002. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval coins.
Medieval sherds.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2002.
February to March 2003. Metal detecting.
Medieval and post medieval coins.
Post medieval tokens.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 April 2003.
October to November 2003. Metal detecting.
Small Early Bronze Age flat axe, (S3).
Nine post medieval coins.
Three post medieval jetton and six tokens.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 December 2003.
August to September 2004. Metal detecting.
One Roman, one medieval and three post medieval coins.
Post medieval tokens and jetton.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2004.
October to November 2004. Metal detecting.
Two medieval coins.
See list in seconary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 December 2004.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF88121 Photograph: 2003. LFW 3-5, Medieval seal matrix..
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF100565 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2004. Treasure Annual Report 2003. p 129; No 266; Fig 266.
- <S1> SNF48451 Article in Serial: Geake, H. 2000. A Viking-period Scandinavian strike-a-light handle from Norfolk. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XLIV pp 223-224. p 223.
- <S2> SNF76921 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of a Late Saxon Finnish Viking pencil handle from strike-a-ligh.. Film. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF76920 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2003. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flat axehead.. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)
Object Types (52)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
- STRIKE A LIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1580 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 AD to 1603 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1649 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1642 AD to 1650 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
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