NHER 51394 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2008 and 2022 recovered late prehistoric flint flakes; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Late Iron Age (Roman issue), Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval/post-medieval jetton and Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon to post-medieval and undated metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman cosmetic pestle and mortar, a rotary key, furniture fittings and brooches including one with parts of the mould adhering; an Early Saxon Great square-headed brooch fragment, harness mount and cruciform brooch; a Late Saxon stirrup terminal; medieval buckles and a strap-end; a medieval/post-medieval buckle frame; post-medieval dress accessories and lead weight and undatable casting waste.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SE
Civil Parish HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

January-February 2008. Metal-detecting.
Roman coin, Roman pottery sherds, medieval strap-end for scabbard strap, post-medieval coin and pot sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 March 2008.

February-March 2008. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British sherds and undatable casting waste.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 April 2008.

May-June 2009. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 July 2009.

August-September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flint, one Roman coin, Roman and medieval sherds, medieval horse harness mount (S1), and post-medieval belt or harness mount.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 October 2009.

2009. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman coins and a Roman enamelled brooch.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 January 2010.

January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
?Romano-British vessel fragment and medieval bar mount.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 March 2010.

July-August 2010.
Romano-British cosmetic mortar and medieval coin.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 August 2010.

August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Flint flake and two Romano-British pot sherds.
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A. Rogerson (HES), 11 October 2010.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint flake, Iron Age and Romano-British sherds, Romano-British furniture stud.
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A. Rogerson (HES), 29 October 2010.

October-November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Iron Age pot sherd and Romano-British brooch fragment with part of clay mould adhering (S2).
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A. Rogerson (HES), 29 November 2010.

December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval pot sherds, Romano-British furniture fitting and fragment of Early Saxon brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 January 2011.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval pot sherd and two post-medieval buckles.
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A. Rogerson (HES), 25 February 2011.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
4 prehistoric flint flakes, Romano-British and medieval pot sherds, 1 Roman coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 March 2011.

March-April 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 27 April 2011.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting.
Iron Age pottery sherd and Roman coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 1 May 2012.

June-July 2012. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British pottery sherds, medieval coin and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 25 July 2012.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field.
Early Saxon buckle, Late Saxon stirrup terminal and one medieval coin.
See list in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 September 2012.

11 September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval buckle frame.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

October-November 2012. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

November-December 2012. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

November 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
3 Roman coins, 7 pottery sherds, cosmetic pestle and a rotary key.
Early Saxon brooch.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Saxon harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins and a brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin and a Headstud brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

March-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flake.
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

March-April 2022. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Roman denarius of Manlius Cordius Rufus).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a medieval horse harness mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Romano-British Trumpet derivative brooch with attached mould fragment.. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 46 BC to 46 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOULD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 81 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 125 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 238 AD to 244 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 313 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SQUARE HEADED BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • COIN (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 660 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1310 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2025 12:26PM

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