NHER 50247 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age, Roman and Early Saxon finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in this area during 2007 recovered Iron Age, Roman and Early Saxon finds. These included Iron Age horse harness furniture and a late 4th/early 5th century military buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NW
Civil Parish SALLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March-April 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age pendant mount/'dangler' (see S1) and 1 harness mount (see S2).
13 Roman coins, 1 ?linch-pin terminal, 1 finger ring fragment (tinned/silvered) and 1 furniture escutcheon plate.
1 ?Roman lead figurine fragment (lion).
1 Roman/Early Saxon military buckle plate fragment.
1 undated wire scrap from unidentified object.
Coins identifed by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 May 2007.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 12 May 2014.

June - July 2008. metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins and 1 cosmetic mortar (Jackson Type E).
Coins identifed by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 August 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 12 May 2014.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of an Iron Age pendent mount or 'dangler'.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Iron Age harness mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LINCH PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 11:06AM

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