NHER 37205 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon and medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2019 recovered a French medieval jetton; an Early Saxon small-long brooch, a wrist clasp, and an incomplete gold bracteate.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74SW
Civil Parish	HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

May 2002. Metal detecting.
Medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 July 2002.

2009. Metal detecting.
An Early Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch and wrist clasp.
See report in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 12 April 2010.

February 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon incomplete gold bracteate of type-C classification. The bracteate is decorated with an anthropomorphic head with an quadruped beneath and an inscription of Latin letters. This find joins a growing number of bracteates from Norfolk.
Information from PAS import.
The Early Saxon gold bracteate was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2019 T291).
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded mapped at [2].
E. McDonald (HES), 20 April 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (4)

SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SMALL LONG BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BRACTEATE (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 600 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2022 7:48AM