NHER 41365 (Find Spot record) - Middle/Late Bronze Age, Roman, and medieval to post medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2005 and 2022 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and a number of other, Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle/Late Bronze Age rapier fragment; an Early Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval pin, furniture fitting and lead seal matrix and a post-medieval lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG30NW
Civil Parish	POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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February-March 2005. Metal-detecting.
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Post medieval buckle and lead cloth seal.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2005.

March-April 2005. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin.
Post medieval token, jettons and strap fitting.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 May 2005.

April-May 2009. Metal-detecting.
Bronze Age rapier fragment (S1).
1 Roman coin
1 medieval coin, a pin (S2) and furniture fitting.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 token, buttons and a dress hook.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 11 June 2009.

September-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

April-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Saxon small-long brooch.
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval tokens.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023 and 12 December 2023.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF98710 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 18.5 No 26.
--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75951 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Middle/Late Bronze Age rapier fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF75952 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Medieval incomplete zoomorphic pin. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (21)

RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1529 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)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1653 AD to 1653 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)