NHER 52531 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2008 and 2015 recovered Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds ; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, including a hoard of 4th-century date; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons, post-medieval tokens and undatable, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated rivet and ferrule; a Roman brooch and furniture fitting; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and medieval/post-medieval to post-medieval weights.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG01NW
Civil Parish	SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

September- October 2008. Metal Detecting.
Iron Age (?) and Roman pottery sherds.
Dispersed mid 4th-century coin hoard.
Roman and undatable metal objects, including a mid 1st century Rhenish 'Eye' brooch (S1).
See description in file
A Rogerson (NLA) 18 November 2008

August- September 2009. Metal detecting.
10 Roman coins, 4 Roman coins additional to the 4th-century hoard, and a post-medieval weight.
See description in file,
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 19 October 2009.

The hoard of Roman coins first discovered in October 2008 was reported as Treasure case 2008 T707, declared Treasure at inquest on 13 September 2010 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.465).
E. Darch (HES), 21 February 2011 and 20 June 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 May 2020.

Before 4 March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman and two post-medieval coins, one 17th-century token from Blackburn, Lancashire and one post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 26 June 2011.

October 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended approximately 120m north and west. [1].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
E18736 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
IND18082015ED - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 September 2015.

Before August 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the southern field boundary. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

Before April 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval thimble.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF100581 Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xvii.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78501 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Romano British type E Rhenish eye brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (26)

POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FERRULE (Unknown date)
RIVET (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 85 AD to 89 AD)
COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 270 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD? to 284 AD)
COIN (Roman - 297 AD to 305 AD)
COIN (Roman - 312 AD to 313 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1650 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1550 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1666 AD to 1666 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 28 2022 8:51AM