NHER 36589 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2001 and 2023 recovered Roman and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age (Roman Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins (including a small medieval hoard of two Venetian soldini); a post-medieval token and a range of other, Roman and Middle/Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch and handle from knife or folding razor; a potentially Roman silver finger ring; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end; medieval buckles, an annular brooch, purse-bar mount, thimble and unfinished lead seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval handle attachment loop from copper alloy vessel and iron key and post-medieval sword-belt mounts, a signet ring, possible furniture mount, ball-headed pin, copper alloy apothecary weight, lead steelyard weight and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31SE
Civil Parish	SOUTH WALSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

October 2001. Metal-detecting. Field on edge of marsh.
2 Roman coins.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
4 medieval coins (including a small hoard comprising 2 Venetian soldini), a strap end and thimble.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and a possible furniture mount.
Coins identified by A. Popescu (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 December 2001.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 17 March 2014.

October-November 2011. Metal-detecting.
3 Roman coins, 1 pottery sherd and a Dolphin brooch.
3 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin, a signet ring and sword-belt mount.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 3 January 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 March 2024.

November-December 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin, an unusual buckle and an unfinished lead seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval attachment loop from drop handle on copper alloy vessel.
1 post-medieval token, a sword-belt mount, ball-headed pin and lead cloth seal.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 3 January 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 March 2024.

July-August 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Roman issue silver denarius of Lucius Titurius Sabinus).
2 Roman coins and 1 pottery sherd.
5 medieval coins, a buckle and purse-bar mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
See lists in file.
Information on numismatic items from PAS import.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 September 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 March 2024.

16 September 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval annular brooch fragment.
Post-medieval lead conical steelyard weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin and an openwork handle from a knife or folding razor.
Medieval/post-medieval iron key.
Post-medieval copper alloy apothecary weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

August-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
?Roman silver finger ring. Date uncertain.
Information from PAS import.
This silver finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2017 T838) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

November 2022-February 2023. Metal-detecting. [5].
4 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF56453 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Treasure Annual Report 2001. p 101; No 208.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (50)

COIN (Late Iron Age - 89 BC to 89 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 92 AD to 94 AD)
COIN (Roman - 96 AD to 97 AD)
COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 138 AD)
FOLDING KNIFE (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 150 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 235 AD? to 265 AD?)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 296 AD)
COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 351 AD)
COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN HOARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1185 AD to 1189 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1207 AD to 1210 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1275 AD? to 1400 AD?)
COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1322 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1356 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1357 AD to 1367 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1509 AD to 1526 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (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)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1670 AD)
APOTHECARY WEIGHT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 10 2024 8:37PM