NHER 52771 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2020 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman copper alloy bead; a medieval harness mount; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and copper alloy vessel fragment and post-medieval buckles, a button, furniture fitting, key, harness mount and lead weights.

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Map sheet	TG20NE
Civil Parish	POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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February- March 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token, 1 jetton a furniture fitting and lead weight.
see lists in file,
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 25 March 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 September 2023.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman coins.
Medieval harness mount.
1 post-medieval token, buckles, button, key, harness mount and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

March 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

July 2020. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman copper alloy biconical bead.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023 and 24 January 2026.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (18)

BEAD (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 410 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 260 AD)
RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1640 AD to 1641 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1652 AD to 1652 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1653 AD to 1653 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 3:57PM