NHER 38078 (Find Spot record) - Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2024 recovered potentially medieval flint debitage; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, undated and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated copper alloy unidentified object in the form of a deer antler; Roman furniture drop handle; a potentially Roman copper alloy unidentified object; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval leash swivel, horse-harness pendant, harness bell, possible horse-harness bar mount, spur buckle, binding strip from casket and probable furniture mount; a medieval/post-medieval thimble, bell and copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval spurs, crotal bells, a coin weight, copper alloy seal matrix, copper alloy weight and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish HEVINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

December 2002-January 2003. Metal-detecting. In field containing NHER 36543 and 36544.
Medieval possible buckle fragment.
2 post medieval coins, 1 token and a copper alloy seal matrix.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 February 2003. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

January-February 2003. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin, a buckle and a horse-harness pendant.
Post-medieval hooked tag, belt mount and rowel spur.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 2003. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

August-September 2003. Metal-detecting.
Medieval buckle.
Post-medieval button and spur.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 October 2003. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

July-August 2005. Metal-detecting. in north and south part of field.
1 Roman pottery sherd and furniture drop handle.
3 medieval coins and bar mount (possibly from horse harness).
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, a buckle and crotal bell.
See lists in file.
See (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 September 2005. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

August-September 2005. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
1 post medieval coin and a copper alloy weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 2005. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

December 2005-January 2006. Metal-detecting.
Undated unidentified copper alloy object in form of deer antler.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
4 medieval coins, 4 pottery sherds, a buckle and strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval bell and copper alloy vessel leg.
2 post-medieval coins, 2 jettons, 1 token, a buckle, belt mount and lead cloth seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 February 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

April-May 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a spur buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Post-medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 June 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES) 12 February 2026.

June-July 2006. Metal-detecting.
Medieval pendent bell from harness.
1 post-medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 August 2006.

May 2012-June 2009. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval lead Haarlem cloth seal.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 July 2009.

December 2009-January 2010. Metal-detecting.
?Medieval flint chip (possibly waste from the knapping of building flints),
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd and binding strip from casket and probable furniture mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd
3 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, a belt mount and crotal bell.
See description in file,
Steven Ashley, (NLA) 26 January 2010.

February-March 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval leash swivel.
Post-medieval buckle frame.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 30 March 2012.

September 2024. Metal-detecting. [1].
?Roman copper alloy unidentified object.
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FLAKE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1625 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 12:19AM

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