NHER 36553 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2000 and 2012 recovered Late prehistoric flint flakes and a single platform blade core; Late Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Roman/Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a fragment of Roman/Early Saxon unidentified object; Early to Late Saxon brooch fragments plus an Early Saxon girdle hanger and a Late Saxon bridle bit; a medieval lead ampulla, seal matrix, signet ring, spindle whorl and an impressive example of a mirror case; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and post-medieval dress accessories, a weight and furniture and harness fittings.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99NE
Civil Parish ROCKLANDS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

August 2000. Metal detecting rally.
Field 21.
Four Roman coins.
Post medieval coin.
Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2001.

23 August 2001. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours.
1 Iron Age coin (NWHCM : 2011.454). No description or coin sheet in file [1].
See newspaper articles (S1) and (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 29 January 2018.

August 2002. Metal detecting.
Field 6.
Five Roman, six medieval and one post medieval coin.
Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2003.

September-October 2012. Metal-detecting.
Late prehistoric flint flakes and a single platform blade core.
One Roman coin.
Fragment of Roman/Early Saxon unidentified object.
One Middle Saxon coin.
Two medieval coins.
One post-medieval jetton and a buckle frame.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. 2001. Finds Photograph. Polaroid.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2003. Treasure Annual Report 2002. pp 87-88; No 95; Fig 95.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Dereham and Fakenham Times. 2001. Rare find reveals more about past. 8 November.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2001. Tiny gold coin a vital find for history of Iceni. 2 November.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 325 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 715 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)

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Record last edited

May 4 2020 3:15PM

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