NHER 42647 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2007 recovered Roman and medieval coins as well as Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age to Roman awl; a Late Iron Age/Roman bow brooch and terret or rein ring; a Roman bow brooch, cosmetic mortar, nail, spoon, knife handle, strap fitting and mount; an Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment and small-long brooches and a medieval buckle and harness pendant. Of particular note, a silver Viking 'slug-like' shaped ingot was also recovered and would have been used as bullion in payments or trade transactions.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08NE
Civil Parish	OLD BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

August 2004. Metal detecting. [4].
8 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES), 7 September 2011.

March 2005. Metal-detecting.
Roman copper alloy knife handle, strap fitting and mount or strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES), 9 September 2011.

May 2005. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Iron Age/Roman terret or rein ring.
?post-medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 February 2023.

June 2005. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

October 2005. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman cosmetic pestle.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

October 2005. Metal detecting. [4]
Reported to the Suffolk Finds Liaison Officer.
Late Saxon silver ingot weighing 62.49g.
F. Minter (SAU), 27 October 2005. Reported to coroner 1 November 2005 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2006.993).
Report from British Museum (S1) describes this as a Viking 'slug-like' shaped ingot. Ingots like this one would have been used as bullion in payments or trade transactions.
Also recorded on PAS database [3].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 September 2005 and M. Dennis (NLA), 16 May 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 May 2020.

Around April 1 2006. Metal detecting. [4]
An incomplete Roman spoon (S2), Roman ?nail, Early Saxon small long brooch (S3).
See description in file by F. Minter (Suffolk) [1].
E. Darch (NLA), 23 January 2007.

1 June 2006. Metal detecting. [4]
Iron Age/Roman bow brooch fragment, lion bow type with bulls head.
See description in file. [2]
J. Plouviez (SCCAS), 17 July 2006.

About 1 June 2006. Metal-detecting. [4]
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment (S4).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

1 October 2006. Metal-detecting. [4]
Complete Early Saxon small long brooch.
1 medieval silver coin.
Information from PAS download.
A. Cattermole (HES), 10 January 2013.

1 May 2007. Metal detecting. [4]
Incomplete cast copper alloy awl, which may be Bronze Age or Roman in date.
Unidentified copper alloy object of unknown date.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES). 9 September 2011.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 84; No 229; Fig 229.
<S1> SNF59712 Unpublished Document: Ager, B.M.. 2005. Potential find of treasure: a Viking silver ingot from Old Buckenham, Norfolk.
<S2> SNF75449 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2006. Drawing of a Roman spoon.. Card.
<S3> SNF75451 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2006. Drawing of a Medieval brooch.. Card.
<S4> SNF75450 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2006. Drawing of an Iron Age bow brooch. Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (26)

AWL (Middle Bronze Age to Roman - 1150 BC? to 409 AD?)
COSMETIC PESTLE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 10 BC to 50 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 10 BC to 100 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 138 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to 16th Century - 43 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Roman - 128 AD to 137 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 250 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 306 AD to 318 AD)
COIN (Roman - 318 AD to 324 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 600 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
INGOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 920 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1600 AD?)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Dec 10 2023 4:15PM