NHER 31626 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 1995 and 2016 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; and undated, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated ring; Late Iron Age/Roman brooches; Roman brooches, spoon fragments, nail cleaner fragments, tweezers, a bracelet fragment and furniture knob; a Roman/Early Saxon strap end; a possible Early/Middle Saxon latch lifter; a Middle/Late Saxon strap-end; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags and strap end; Late Saxon tongue-shaped strap fittings and a harness fitting; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness pendants, a dagger scabbard, pin, mount and writing lead; a medieval/post-medieval bell, nail, ring, rowel spur, stud, staple, vessel repair rivet and unidentified silver object and post-medieval harness mounts, a furniture fitting, thimble, lead weight, silver dress hook and silver cuff links.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

October 1995. Metal-detecting.
From field centred at above grid reference. [1].
A few individually plotted flints.
Roman coin and pin.
Medieval coin, buckle and belt fitting.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 November 1995.

December 2015-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated ring.
Late Iron Age/Roman brooches.
Roman brooches, spoon fragments, nail cleaner fragments, tweezers, a bracelet fragment and furniture knob.
Roman/Early Saxon disc-ended strap end (S1).
?Early/Middle Saxon possible latch lifter (S2).
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags and strap end.
Late Saxon tongue-shaped strap fittings and a harness fitting.
Medieval strap fittings, harness pendants, buckles, lace chapes, strap ends, a dagger scabbard, mount and writing lead.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles, a bell, ring, rowel spur, stud, button, staple, 'paper-clip' vessel repair rivet, copper alloy nail, silver dress hook and silver strip of uncertain function.
Post-medieval harness mounts, a furniture fitting, thimble, button, lead weight, silver dress hook and discs or heads from 18th-century cuff links.
Information from PAS import.
The following coins are not recorded on the PAS database:
24 Roman coins (including 1 pierced example).
7 medieval coins.
6 post-medieval coins and 4 jettons.
See list in file for NHER 12153.
The medieval/post-medieval unidentified silver object and the post-medieval silver dress hook were both disclaimed as Treasure (Refs: 2017 T209 and 2017 T157 respectively) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017 and 23 November 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021, 17 September 2023, 20 December 2023 and 17 February 2024.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of a Late Roman to Early Saxon strap-end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2020. Drawing of an incomplete possible Early to Middle Saxon latchlifter. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 75 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 125 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Roman to Early Saxon - 350 AD to 450 AD)
  • LATCHLIFTER (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 700 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1270 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1270 AD to 1600 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1800 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STAPLE (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1750 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1725 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 10 2024 9:06PM

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