NHER 55089 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2009 and 2023 recovered a pierced Roman coin mounted with a hoop as a pendant; a post-medieval coin; medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Late Saxon strirrup-strap mount; a medieval strap end and strap loop; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and a post-medieval buckle and button.

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Map sheet	TF81NW
Civil Parish	LEXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Before 13 July 2009. Metal-detecting.
A Roman coin, pierced and mounted with hoop as pendant.
See list in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 13 January 2010.

April 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon strirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
Post-medieval buckle and button.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 9 March 2024, 12 March 2024 and 21 April 2024.

July 2023. Metal-detecting survey. [3].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
See distribution maps (S1).
E. McDonald (HES), 12 June 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2024.

November 2023-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
Finds from area centred at [5]:
Medieval strap end and strap loop.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 and 3 July 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF100867 Unpublished Document: Crace, G.. 2019. Find Heatmaps by Period for the North and South of the River Nar Metal-detecting Project. Finder's map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (13)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 325 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1361 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1561 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1690 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2025 10:18PM