NHER 49086 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2005 and 2016 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman bow brooch; Early Saxon cruciform brooches; ?Middle Saxon silver pin; Late Saxon strap-ends; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval horse harness pendant, seal matrix and papal bulla ; a medieval/post-medieval vessel foot and thimble and a post-medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12SW
Civil Parish GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Summer 2005. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 37.
Two Roman and four post medieval coins.
Medieval papal bulla.
Post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 September 2006.

12 August 2009. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 2.
1st to early 2nd century Bow brooch.
Fragments of four Early Saxon cruciform brooches.
Two Late Saxon strap-ends.
12th to 13th century horse harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel foot and button.
16th century copper alloy thimble.
Post-medieval belt mount and jetton.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES), metal objects by I. Riddler.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 January 2012.

August 2011. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 2.
?Middle Saxon gilded silver pin.
Medieval seal matrix.
Pin identified by E. Darch (HES) and H. Geake (National Finds Advisor) and seal matrix by Andrew Rogerson (HES). See descriptions in file.
Details of other finds to follow.
A. Rogerson (HES), 9 December 2011.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 22. [1].
DT082014 - Details to follow.
For additional low grade finds not recorded by HES see S1 in file for NHER 44092.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 October 2014.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 34.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [2]:
DT082015 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours, I. Riddler or A. Marsden:
Details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2015.

26 February 2016. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 31.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [3]:
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by I. Riddler:
Details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 April 2016.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2013. Treasure Act Annual Report 2011. p xxvii.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2014. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field Nos. 22, 23 and 24.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CRUCIFORM BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD? to 850 AD?)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (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)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 9 2020 9:56AM

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