NHER 37451 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2002 and 2019 recovered Roman pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, and a post-medieval; aswell as Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval pot mends, a purse fragment, weight, and thimble; post-medieval cloth seals, crotal bells, a copper alloy vessel fragment, harness mount, coin weight, and a crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 2002. Metal detecting. Context 1.
Post medieval lead cloth seal, rectangular front plate and smaller, round reverse plate. +VIII/+VII //- . Dates to the 16th century. Polaroid (S1) taken.
Post medieval asymmetrical double-looped Ae buckle frame, one loop rectangular, the other D-shaped. Dimensions: 25.5 x 19mm. Early 17th century.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 6 November 2002.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [1].
Roman brooch.
Early Saxon brooch.
1 medieval coin and a thimble.
1 post-medieval coin and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's notes in file (S2).
See notes and distribution map (S3).
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1 [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 27 August 2019. Revised E. McDonald (HES), 7 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
3 medieval coins, a buckle, and a purse fragment.
Post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, buckle, and crotal bell.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 9 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [4].
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 14 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [5].
1 Roman coin and 2 pottery sherds.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins, pot mends, a buckle and a weight.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bells, buckles, a cloth seal, and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 7 November 2019.

(S4) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 24 February 2017.

  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Turner, M.. 2019. Finds Information Document 'July/Aug/Sep finds for PAS (KLMDC - 9.9.19)'.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: Beckerleg, J.. 2019. Distribution map and notes for Terry Bradshaw memorial Rally, Shipdam, 1 September 2019.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap-end stirrup-strap mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 225 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 1000 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1715 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1689 AD to 1690 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 3 2021 8:58AM

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