NHER 35726 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A Roman coin was found in this field in 1981 and a single prehistoric worked flint was recovered during the excavation of a pipe trench in 1986. This trench revealed no trace of any features associated with linear cropmarks that had previously been identified in this field (see NHER 54486). Subsequent metal-detecting between 1994 and 2017 recovered undatable prehistoric, ?Mesolithic, Neolithic and Neolithic/Early Bronze Age worked flints; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl; Roman brooches, an armlet and finger ring; Early Saxon brooches and buckle; Middle Saxon mounts, brooches and a pin; Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts, a strap-end and bridle cheek piece; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; a Late Saxon/medieval animal head (possibly from a mount); a Late Saxon to medieval spindle whorl and stirrrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, harness fittings and a decorated mount; medieval leash swivels, a lead head of Christ, lead ampulla, seal matrix, folding balance, tripod ewer, dagger scabbard chape, sword-belt mount, padlock, casket key, thimble and lead pot mends; medieval/post-medieval thimbles, bells, copper alloy vessel fragments and lead weights and post-medieval finger rings, coin weights, dividers, key, book clasp, purse bar, apothecaries' weight, crotal bell and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

DO NOT ADD ANY MORE FINDS TO THIS RECORD. PLEASE USE NHER 29693.

Early 1981. 'In this field' (no more accurate location, perhaps inside area of cropmarks (Context 1), perhaps not).
Copper alloy coin of Magnentius, VICTORIAE DD NN AVG CAE(S) mint illegible; AD 351-3.
A. K. Gregory (NAU), April 1981.
Early 1981. Stray Find.
"In this field" (no more accurate location, perhaps inside area of cropmarks, perhaps not):
1 Roman coin. Copper alloy coin of Magnentius, VICTORIAE DD NN AVG CAE(S) mint illegible; AD 351-3.
A. Gregory (NAU), April 1981.
Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 7889.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

30 April 1986. Field Observation.
Examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. No trace of cropmarks now recorded under NHER 54486. Found by J. J. Wymer (NAU) in pipe trench at Context 2 ([1]):
1 prehistoric patinated flint flake.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.318.1).
See map of pipeline route (S2) in file for NHERs 22843-22856 (No 3)
Flint identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 12 August 1986.
Information from (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 7889.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

Earlier 1994.
Found at Context 1 (area formerly recorded as NHER 7889):
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and 4 jettons.
See lists in file. Also:
1 medieval harness pendant fragment, probably circular, with central riveted knob.
1 post-medieval MIZPAH ring.
Previously recorded under NHER 7889.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 June 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

August-September 2000. Metal-detecting. [2].
Whole field. Cross Reference: NHERs 16961, 17254, 17997, 22843, 22844, 22845.
Four medieval and four post-medieval coins. Three post-medieval jettons.
Roman, medieval and post-medieval sherds.
Medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2000.

September-October 2000. Metal-detecting. [3].
Two medieval and two post-medieval coins.
Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 November 2000.

February-March 2001. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval coins.
One post-medieval coin.
Medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 April 2001.

October 2001. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2001.

January-February 2002. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic worked flints.
Four Roman coins.
Four medieval coins.
Roman, medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 2002.

February-March 2002. Metal-detecting. In area of cropmarks (NHER 7889).
Roman coin.
Roman sherds.
Medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 April 2002.

August 2002. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval coin.
Possible Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 2002.

September-October 2003. Metal-detecting.
Early Neolithic leaf arrowhead.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
Medieval jettons.
Post-medieval coins, jettons and tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 November 2003.

January-February 2007. Metal-detecting.
Four medieval and two post-medieval coins.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 2007.

December 2008-January 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds, one Roman coin, Roman brooch, middle Saxon pin, medieval harness pendant and a medieval/post-medieval thimble.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 February 2009.

January-February 2009. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic worked flints, one Middle Saxon, four medieval, one medieval/post-medieval, eight post-medieval coins, Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval sherds, Roman, Middle Saxon (S3), Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval (S4), medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval metal and undatable objects, four post-medieval jettons and coin weight.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 March 2009.

Before 20 March 2009. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic flint flakes, Early Saxon brooch, medieval brooch, balance, leash, medieval/post-medieval weight, purse, thimble, post-medieval button, mount, furniture fitting, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, two medieval and two post-medieval coins and a post-medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 June 2009.

Before 21 October 2009. Metal-detecting.
7 undatable prehistoric flint flakes.
1 undatable prehistoric flint piercer. Possibly Mesolithic?
1 Neolithic blade-like flint flake.
1 Roman coin, 1 brooch and 1 copper alloy finger ring.
1 Middle Saxon mount (S5).
2 medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 pottery sherd, 1 strap end and 1 furniture fitting.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and 1 lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, 4 jettons, 1 buckle, 1 hooked tag, 1 vessel escutcheon, 1 crotal bell, 2 lead cloth seals and 1 lead alloy button
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other finds by A. Rogerson (NLA) See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 February 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2014.

Before 20 May 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints, Late Bronze Age (S6), Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects. ?Late Saxon and medieval/post-medieval sherds, and post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 21 September 2010.

Before 20 October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic worked flints,
1 medieval coin, 2 post-medieval coins, token and 7 jettons.
Late Saxon/medieval, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects (including post-medieval silver finger ring).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 1 March 2011.

Before 2 March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint flakes, 15th -16th century pot sherd, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 May 2011.

Before 20 June 2011. Metal-detecting.
Early Neolithic flints, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pot sherds and metal objects, post-medieval token and jetton, 7 medieval and 4 post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 August 2011.

May 2012. Fieldwalking. [5].
Neolithic/Bronze Age borer.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

May 2012-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount fragment and strap-end (S7).
Post-medieval hooked book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

May 2014. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

May-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [8].
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval buckles, a harness fitting and a harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
Post-medieval buckles, a button and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

July 2014. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

January-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [10].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
Medieval/post-medieval mount in the form of a heraldic crest on a wreath or torse, with a robed demifigure in relief.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

Finds attributed to [11], recovered between August 2013 and January 2015 and previously recorded under this number are now recorded under NHER 29693. See [12].
A. Beckham (HES), 15 April 2016.

DO NOT ADD ANY MORE FINDS TO THIS RECORD. PLEASE USE NHER 29693.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2013. Treasure Act Annual Report 2011. p xlviii.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 7889.
  • <S2> Map: Wymer, J.. 1986. Annotated copy of Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main Route Plan.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Middle Saxon gilt mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a medieval unidentified object.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S5> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Middle Saxon square mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S6> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl.. Film.
  • <S7> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of an incomplete Late Saxon strap end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BORER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BORER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • MOUNT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • AWL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 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 to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUNG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (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)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BADGE (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)
  • 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)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (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)
  • 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)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1553 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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