NHER 49802 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2003 and 2014 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and Bronze Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead and awl; a piece of an Iron Age horse harness fitting; Roman brooches; a medieval strap-end and buckle; a medieval/post-medieval button and hinge; and a post-medieval seal matrix, lead weight, coin weight, toy cannon and mount from a sword belt.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31SW
Civil Parish	WOODBASTWICK, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

August - September 2006. Metal detecting.
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1).
Iron Age terret (S2).
See list and drawings in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 October 2006.

September- October 2006.
Fragment of enamelled Iron Age terret (S3).
See description in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 November 2006

September 2007. Metal detecting.
2 medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 2007.

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
One medieval coin and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 September 2011.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S5).
Roman brooch.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and brooches.
4 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 tokens.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

November 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins and a strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval hinge.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

March-May 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval coins, a buckle, and a silver gilt possible reliquary pendant engraved with a wound and blood droplets, and containing an unidentified object.
1 post-medieval coin and a toy cannon.
Information from PAS import.
The silver pendant was subitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2017 T445).
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

(S4) - PAS details to follow.
J. Richards (HES), 18 August 2015.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75400 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF75401 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of an Iron Age flat ring terret.. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF75402 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of an Iron Age flat ring fragment.. Film. 2:1.
<S4> SNF93241 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of incomplete Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch. Film. 2:1.
<S5> SNF93326 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (32)

AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
COIN (Roman - 119 AD to 119 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1190 AD to 1204 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1461 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1485 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1537 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
HINGE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1553 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1565 AD to 1567 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1578 AD)
TOKEN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1666 AD to 1670 AD)
TOY (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 9:23AM