NHER 34874 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1999 and between 2014 and 2022 recovered an Early Neolithic flint knife; a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint hammerstone; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including medieval strap ends and a strap loop; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a post-medieval buckle, belt fastener, harness mount, copper alloy and lead weights, lead cloth seal and gold finger ring.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

October-November 1999. Metal detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 December 1999.

September 2014-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval jetton and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

January-July 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint hammerstone.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

2018-2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin and a strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval lead trade weight.
Post-medieval belt fastener, harness mount, copper alloy trade weight, lead trade weight and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024 and 17 February 2025.

July-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Early Neolithic flint knife.
Medieval strap loop.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

April 2022. Metal-detecting. [6].
Post-medieval gold finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This gold finger ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2022 T408).
Site extended to the whole field. Previous mapped as a point at [7].
A. Beckham (HES), 4 May 2022.

October 2022. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (17)

HAMMERSTONE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
KNIFE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1450 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
FINGER RING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1630 AD to 1730 AD)
WEIGHT (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1665 AD to 1676 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2025 11:06AM