NHER 56895 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2012 and 2016 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper; a sherd of medieval pottery; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Roman, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undated metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman lead steelyard weight; medieval buckles, a strap-end and thimble; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and possible weight; a post-medieval lead trade weight, harness mount and hooked spur stud attachment and undatable copper alloy casting waste.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20SE
Civil Parish ALPINGTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish YELVERTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Before 9 March 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
Roman lead steelyard weight.
1 medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble and copper alloy possible weight.
Post-medieval hooked spur stud attachment and lead trade weight.
See lists in file.
Information on numismatic items from PAS import.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 July 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 September 2023.

Before 18 July 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin and a horse-harness pendant.
1 post-medieval lead token and a buckle.
See lists in file.
Information on numismatic items from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 September 2023.

October-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin, a strap end and thimble.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field AS3. [4].
Medieval buckle.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD to 1194 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1560 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2025 6:20AM

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