NHER 50103 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint blade core, Roman coins and medieval to post medieval objects

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2006 recovered a Mesolithic flint blade core; Roman, medieval and post medieval coins, and medieval and post medieval metal objects, including lead weights and an 18th-century gold mourning ring.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20SW
Civil Parish SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Before 11 October 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Early Mesolithic flint blade core.
2 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins, 1 buckle and 1 horse harness pendant.
2 ?medieval lead ?spindle whorls.
4 medieval/post-medieval lead weights and 1 ?weight.
3 post-medieval coins, 1 ?token, 1 gold mourning ring, 5 buckles, 1 ?strap end, 1 spur, 2 lead weights, 1 lead cloth seal, 1 lead powder charge cap and 2 unidentified copper alloy objects.
Flint core identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists in file.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

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  • BLADE CORE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 28 2014 2:49PM

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