NHER 52837 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds including an Iceni and Roman coin hoard

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 2009 and 2018 recovered a late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint knife; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a Roman Hertfordshire Puddingstone quern fragment; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, including a dispersed hoard of Iron Age and Roman coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Iron Age and Roman brooches; a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount; a medieval seal matrix and brooch and a post-medieval purse bar.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01SW
Civil Parish MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

May 2009. Metal-detecting.
Scattered hoard of 11 Iron Age and 20 Roman silver coins.
One sherd of Roman pottery.
See list in file.
The hoard was submitted as potential Treasure, along with a number of additional coins found in June 2009 and September/October 2010 - see below.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 June 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

Before 22 May 2009. Casual find.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age plano-convex knife.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 4 June 2009.

May-June 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman brooch.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 2009.

Before 12 June 2009. Metal-detecting and surface collection.
3 Iron Age and 2 Roman coins. First addendum to the dispersed hoard discovered in May 2009.
Roman and medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
The hoard coins were submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 June 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

June 2009. Surface collection.
Iron Age/Roman, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 June 2009.

Before 10 September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of Hertfordshire Puddingstone quern.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 13 September 2010.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age and 1 Romano British coin. Second addendum to the hoard discovered in May 2009.
2 medieval and 2 post-medieval coins, 1 medieval and 1 post-medieval jetton, Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
The hoard coins were submitted as potential Treasure - see below.
S. Ashley (HES), 02 November 2010.

13 July 2011.
The hoard of Iron Age and Roman coins found between May 2009 and October 2010 was submitted as potential Treasure (Ref: 2009 T318), declared Treasure at inquest and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2012.100). See Treasure report in file.
E. Darch (HES), 11 August 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

May-June 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Iron Age and 3 Roman coins, third addendum to the 2009 hoard.
Information from PAS import.
These coins were submitted as potential Treasure (Ref: 2012 T488), declared Treasure at inquest on 22 April 2013 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (also accessioned as NWHCM : 2012.100). See second Treasure report in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 24 July 2012 and E. Darch (HES), 23 April 2013 and 17 October 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

October-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
5 medieval coins and an openwork brooch.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

January-February 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

April 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Late Iron Age coin, an East Anglian silver unit. Fourth addendum to the 2009 hoard.
Information from PAS import.
The Late Iron Age coin was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2018 T248) and subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.279).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xv.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 21.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 48 BC to 50 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 40 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1509 AD to 1526 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1603 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 27 2022 11:27PM

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