NHER 57220 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2012 and 2013 recovered a Roman pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, a post-medieval token and Late Bronze Age to late post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged knife fragment; Roman brooches; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount and harness link; a medieval annular brooch in the form of two large felines, harness mount, casket key, strap-end and lead pot mend; medieval/post-medieval buckles, copper alloy vessel fragments, a gilt sword chape, lead spindle whorls, lead weights, a toy cooking pot and a copper alloy vessel rim and post-medieval buckles, harness mount, crotal bell and a lead 2 lb avoirdupois weight.

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Location

Map sheet	TG10SW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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February-March 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval annular brooch in the form of two large felines (S4).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

11 March 2012. Metal-detecting.
One Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, one post-medieval token and medieval/post-medieval and late post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 April 2012.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd and brooch.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval coin, strap end and harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and gilt copper alloy sword chape.
4 post-medieval jettons and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

December 2012-January 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Probable Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged knife fragment (S1).
Roman brooches.
1 medieval coin, a casket key and a strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles, a toy cooking pot and a copper alloy vessel rim.
Post-medieval harness mounts, a crotal bell and a lead 2 lb avoirdupois weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

March 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval copper alloy finger-joint cover from plate armour gauntlet (S2).
Post-medieval copper alloy spur.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

11 August 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon incomplete harness link (S3).
Medieval lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman brooches.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

April 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval coin of William I.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2018.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF89714 Illustration: 2013. Drawing of.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF89366 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of a fragment of probable Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged knife.. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF89715 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy finger-joint cover from plate armour gauntlet. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF89920 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of an incomplete Late Saxon copper alloy harness link.. Film. 2:1.
<S4> SNF90091 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of a fragment (approximately half) of a copper alloy annular brooch in the form of two large felines. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (47)

KNIFE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1100 BC to 801 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 125 AD to 138 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1068 AD to 1070 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
GAUNTLET (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1430 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
TOY (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1490 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
SPUR (17th Century - 1630 AD to 1660 AD)
COIN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1695 AD to 1701 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 8 2025 4:03PM