NHER 53714 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2024 recovered medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval to post-medieval jettons and a range of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval thimble, harness mount and end cap from a knife; medieval/post-medieval book clasps, terminal scale from knife handle, lead weight and writing lead and post-medieval thimbles, clapper bell fragments, a crotal bell, hinge plate, harness mount and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71SW
Civil Parish NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Before 3 June 2009. Metal detecting.
1 medieval coin and a medieval jetton.
See list in file
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 19 November 2009.

Before 4 December 2009. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon coin.
Medieval strap end.
See list in file,
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 3 February 2010.

May-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 medieval buckles and the end cap from a knife.
Post-medieval buckle and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 10 December 2019.

March-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Roman issue silver denarius of Tiberius).
2 Roman coins and a brooch.
2 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds, 3 buckles, a thimble and harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, terminal scale from knife handle and writing lead.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 buckles, clapper bell fragments, a thimble, hinge plate and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
Some objects previously recorded under NHER 58494.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023.

September 2015-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins.
Medieval strap fitting.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, a buckle and hooked tag.
1 post-medieval jetton and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2016.

November 2023-July 2024 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval pottery sherds, a buckle and strap mount.
2 medieval/post-medieval book clasps, a buckle and lead weight.
2 post-medieval jettons, a hooked tag, thimble and crotal bell.
Extended to whole field. Former extent mapped as Context 1 .
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 and 3 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 14 AD to 37 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 218 AD to 222 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 307 AD to 310 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1520 AD to 1620 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1539 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HINGE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2025 10:16PM

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