NHER 52875 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2009 and 2025 recovered Roman, medieval and post medieval coins; a medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch; a medieval buckle, strap end, casket key, thimble, spoon stem, book clasp, unusual horse-harness mount and monumental brass; a medieval/post-medieval buckle, drop handle from vessel and lead weight and a post-medieval coin weight, lead weight and harness mount.

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Map sheet	TG01SW
Civil Parish	DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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April- May 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval and post medieval coins, post medieval lead weight.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 June 2009.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
4 medieval coins, 1 jetton and a casket key.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a drop handle from a vessel.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

November-December 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle, thimble and spoon stem.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
4 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins.
4 post-medieval coins and a token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman Polden Hill brooch.
1 medieval coin, a book clasp and very unusual cast quatrefoil horse-harness mount.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

September 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 medieval coins and a strap end.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.

November 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval composite strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024.

October 2020. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

October 2022. Metal-detecting. [10].
Medieval monumental brass (a letter A with a broken bar).
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.

August 2025. Metal-detecting. [11].
3 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2026.

Associated Sources (2)

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

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (53)

BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1225 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1185 AD to 1189 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1283 AD to 1286 AD)
BRASS (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
SPOON (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1315 AD to 1333 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1333 AD to 1356 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1345 AD to 1355 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1369 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1580 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1587 AD to 1590 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2026 9:02PM