NHER 33678 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, multi-period pottery sherds and coins

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Summary

Fieldwalking here in 1998 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery along with several prehistoric flints. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2006 retrieved Roman and medieval coins, including a possible unstruck coin blank. Metal-detecting in 2009 recovered further artefacts including Roman and medieval coins, Early Saxon/Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon and post-medieval metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NE
Civil Parish WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

4 March 1998. Finder's field 78. Fieldwalking finds.
Roman, medieval, post-medieval sherds.
Medieval roofing tile.
Flints.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NLA) July 1998.

3 February 2006. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin and possible coin blank. Medieval coin.
Medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 July 2006.

Before 12 October 2009. Metal-detecting.
18 Roman coin and 1 possible furniture drop handle terminal.
1 Early/Middle Saxon silver pendant set with ovoid cabochon amethyst (S1).
1 Middle/Late Saxon silver hooked tag.
1 medieval coin.
1 ?post-medieval silver spherical unidentified object.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists in file.
The Early/Middle Saxon pendant and the Middle/Late Saxon silver hooked tag were both submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure cases 2009 T610 and 2009 T609 respectively) and the pendant was subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.140).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 May 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2020.

  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xxii.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of an Early/Middle Saxon silver pendant. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN BLANK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 411 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 28 2020 1:56AM

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