NHER 55008 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2010 and 2022 recovered Late Saxon pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and jettons (including a small medieval coin hoard comprising two silver pennies) and a range of other, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age socketed chisel; a Roman buckle, furniture fitting, horse harness pendant and hairpin; Early Saxon cruciform brooches; Middle Saxon hooked tag, brooch and pin; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags (one silver) and a strap end; a Late Saxon brooch and ring; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval brooches, keys, a thimble, lead weight and lead seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval pin and copper alloy vessel leg fragments and a post-medieval silver cuff link.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60SW
Civil Parish RYSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins. Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval (S1) and post-medieval metal objects.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 26 October 2010.

October-November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman and seven medieval coins. Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval (S2) and post-medieval metal objects (including post-medieval silver cuff link).
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 3 December 2010.

November-December 2010. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon bird-headed pin (S3).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 7 January 2011.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle Saxon/medieval hooked tag.
1 Late Saxon coin.
11 medieval coins, keys, buckles, strap-ends, a strap fitting, bar mount and belt mount.
Post-medieval strap clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval casket key, buckle and strap-end.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
5 Roman coins and a horse harness pendant.
Middle/Late Saxon strap-end.
4 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
4 Roman coins.
Late Saxon brooch.
Medieval lead weight and strap clasp.
Medieval/post-medieval pin and copper alloy vessel leg fragments.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
6 medieval coins (including a coin hoard of 2 silver pennies of Henry I), 1 jetton, buckles, a thimble and rotary casket key.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval coin hoard was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2016 T1055).
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
6 Roman coins.
Middle Saxon ansate brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
1 Late Saxon Thetford ware pottery sherd.
5 medieval coins, buckles and a thimble.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
2 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

December 2021-January 2022. Metal-detecting. [9].
Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age copper alloy socketed chisel.
Middle/Late Saxon silver hooked tag.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
This silver hooked tag was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2022 T51) and subsequently donated to a museum.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 February 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024 and 24 April 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2012. Treasure Act Annual Report 2010. p xl.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a medieval brooch or buckle. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a medieval brooch. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Middle Saxon copper alloy pin. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • CHISEL (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 900 BC to 700 BC)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 55 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 96 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 280 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 330 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 331 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 332 AD to 333 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 800 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 720 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 720 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • EAR RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 1029 AD to 1036 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1074 AD to 1077 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Medieval - 1105 AD to 1110 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1125 AD to 1135 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1136 AD to 1145 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1185 AD to 1189 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1217 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1244 AD to 1247 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 - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1302 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1294 AD to 1299 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1320 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1312 AD to 1312 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1333 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1504 AD to 1507 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1568 AD to 1568 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2025 4:47PM

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