NHER 37546 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2025 recovered a prehistoric flint flake; an Early Bronze Age stone shafthole implement; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; post-medieval tokens and a number of other, undated and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include undated lead scrap; a Roman bracelet fragment; a Late Saxon strap end; a Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval strap ends; a medieval/post-medieval purse frame, rumbler bell, mount or strap fitting, chafing dish fragment, copper alloy vessel fragment, copper alloy and iron vessel repair and lead weight and a post-medieval buckle, finger ring, sword-belt mount and lead powder measure.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29NW
Civil Parish NEWTON FLOTMAN, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 2002. Metal-detecting.
North end of field containing NHERs 28682 and 29710:
Late Saxon copper alloy strap end (rectangular plate with pronounced cast pelleted decoration in the form of a saltire within a border with three pellets between each arm, large pellet at end of each arm and in centre, plate recessed for separate (missing) plate at attachment end, covered in iron corrosion and pierced by three rivet-holes (two with iron rivets), ancient oblique break across hole at one side, corner missing, the central hole is probably a secondary repair, 20 x 32mm. ?10th to 11th century).
See (S1).
Identified by S. J. Ashley (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 November 2002.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 1 May 2014.

October-November 2003. Metal-detecting.
Thirty three Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coins. The Roman group include a few found on NHER 32289 and NHER 38065, but not kept separately.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 December 2003.

30 August 2004. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval jetton and buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2004.

October-November 2006. Metal-detecting.
Early Bronze Age shafthole implement.
Prehistoric flint flake.
See description and drawing in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 December 2006.

11 and 12 April 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel rim.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 May 2010.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame.
Post-medieval token and undatable lead scrap.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 March 2011.

September 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell.
1 post-medieval coin and sword-belt mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

March-April 2025. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 Roman coins and a bracelet fragment.
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins and 2 strap ends.
Medieval/post-medieval mount or strap fitting, copper alloy chafing dish fragment, copper alloy and iron vessel repair and lead weight.
5 post-medieval coins, 1 token, a finger ring and lead powder measure.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2026, 14 February 2026 and 18 February 2026.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [3].
Finder's 'Field 5'.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

NMD012026 - PAS details awaited. [4].
Finder's 'Field 6, John Crane'.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 January 2026.

NMD022026 – PAS details awaited. [?].
Finder's 'Field 7'.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2026.

  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Photograph: 2002. KTM 13-15, Late Saxon strap-end..
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • PERFORATED OBJECT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 138 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1277 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1270 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1582 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1628 AD to 1629 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1641 AD to 1643 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 9:57PM

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