NHER 38152 (Find Spot record) - Worked flint and multi-period coins and metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2003 and 2009 recovered Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and Neolithic worked flints; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy quoit-headed pin; a Roman ?knife handle; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval ?mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval book clasp, vessel/censer mount, thimble and lead seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval bell and post-medieval coin weights, silver bead, scissors, book clasps, purse bar; lead weights and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

January 2003. Metal-detecting.
16th century silver dress hook.
See description in file.
Disclaimed as Treasure 10 July 2003 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.207).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 September 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 May 2020.

January-February 2003. Metal-detecting.
4 Roman coins and 1 knife handle.
6 post-medieval coins, 2 tokens, 4 jettons and 1 button.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 March 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

November-December 2003. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval buckle frames and 1 composite buckle fragment.
1 post-medieval hooked tag.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 January 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

December 2003 to January 2004. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval coin.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 February 2004.

July-August 2005. Metal-detecting.
3 post-medieval coins, 2 tokens and 1 scissor fragment.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

August-September 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval silver bead.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 October 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

October to November 2005. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman and five post-medieval coins.
Five post-medieval tokens, three post-medieval jettons, one post-medieval coin weight, mostly from this site.
Two medieval coins, two post-medieval coins and one post-medieval jetton, probably from this site.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2005.

November-December 2005. Metal-detecting.
3 Roman coins and 1 pottery sherd (greyware).
1 medieval pottery sherd (unglazed bowl rim), 1 book claps hinge (from plate-and-loop type) and 1 buckle frame fragment.
1 post-medieval token.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 January 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

December 2005-January 2006. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins, 2 brooches (annular, see S1), 1 buckle frame, 2 buckle plates (gilt) and 1 book clasp.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 2 jettons, 1 coinweight, 1 hooked tag, 4 lead weights, 3 trade weights and 5 lead cloth seals.
Coins identified by J. Davies (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 February 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

January-February 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic serrated flint blade, 1 blade-like flake and 1 flake.
1 Neolithic notched flint flake.
1 Late Neolithic flint Levallois core.
3 Roman coins.
1 Late Saxon/medieval unidentified object.
1 medieval strap end, 1 thimble, 1 vessel/censer mount (S2) and 1 belt/harness mount (unusual).
1 medieval/post-medieval bell fragment.
7 post-medieval coins, 1 coin weight, 1 button, 1 book clasp, 2 hooked tags, 6 lead cloth seals and 3 lead weights.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), numismatic items by J. Davies (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 2006. Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Bronze Age possible quoit-headed pin fragment (S3).
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
5 post-medieval coins and 6 tokens.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

May-June 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Middle Saxon disc brooch (S4).
1 post-medieval purse bar fragment (LMMC type B).
Brooch identified by A. Cattermole (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley. See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA),15 July 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

July 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval lead seal matrix.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 August 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman and one post-medieval coins, one medieval and three post-medieval jettons.
One medieval and one post-medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2006.

Before 3 Novermebr 2009. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 April 2010.

  • --- Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.3 No 21; Fig 18.9 No 63.
  • --- 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.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 158; No 787.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2004. Treasure Annual Report 2003. p 120; No 236; Fig 236.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a medieval annular brooch.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a medieval vessel or censer mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a possible Late Bronze Age quoit-headed pin fragment.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Paterson, O. 2006. Drawing of a Middle Saxon disk brooch.. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SERRATED BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEVALLOIS CORE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • PIN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CENSER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • BEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (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)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCISSORS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 11 2020 9:08PM

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