NHER 53969 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman and Middle/Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2010 and 2017 recovered a post-medieval pottery sherd; Roman coins; medieval jettons and a range of other, Early/Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an Early/Middle Bronze Age flanged chisel; a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; Roman brooches, finger-ring, razor or spatula handle, iron knife and lead steelyard weight; a Middle/Late Saxon globular pin-head; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval key, copper alloy seal matrix and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a post-medieval sword-belt clasp.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG01SW
Civil Parish	YAXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Roman razor or spatula handle in the form of a bust of Minerva.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 4 March 2010.

March-April 2010. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins, Romano-British and medieval metal objects and medieval jetton.
See lists and annotated aerial photo in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 May 2010.

December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axe (S1).
See description and drawing in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 February 2011.

December 2011-January 2012. Metal-detecting [1].
Four Roman coins and two medieval buckles.
See PAS records for coins and lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 20 February 2012.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Two Roman coins.
Middle/Late Saxon globular pin-head.
One medieval jetton.
One post-medieval sherd of pottery.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

September-October 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman finger-ring and a copper alloy enamelled Umbonate type plate brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Post-medieval a sword belt clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

November 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to southern field boundary. [4].
2 Roman coins.
Medieval buckle plate, strap slide, key and lead pot mend.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

November 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval composite strap end.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded (in error) under NHER 60318).
P. Watkins (HES), 8 February 2025.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman iron knife (S2).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

November 2015-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [8].
Roman steelyard weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
Early/Middle Bronze Age copper alloy flanged chisel (S3).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [10].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [11].
2 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF79860 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF93153 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of Roman iron knife. Film. 1:1.
<S3> SNF100306 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age flanged chisel. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (41)

CHISEL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1400 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman to Late Saxon - 43 AD to 1065 AD)
RAZOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPATULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 400 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 269 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
COIN (Roman - 298 AD to 298 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SIEVE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAINER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1480 AD to 1500 AD)
RING (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 8 2025 6:30PM