NHER 32112 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1996 and 2015 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; a Roman/Early Saxon military buckle; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon strap-end and key; medieval buckles, a thimble and a strap fitting and a post-medieval seal and weight.

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Map sheet	TF84SW
Civil Parish	BURNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 1996. Metal detecting finds.
2 Roman coins.
Early Saxon brooch.
Medieval buckle.
Post medieval coins and metalwork.
See coin forms and list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 4 October 1996.

November 1998. Metal detecting.
1 Roman brooch
Late Saxon strap end and key.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 9 February 1999.

March 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman/Early Saxon military buckle with zoomorphic decoration (S1).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

May 2014-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval spur buckle, thimble and strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF93268 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Late Roman copper alloy double-looped military buckle.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (15)

BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Roman to Early Saxon - 300 AD to 450 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)