NHER 58032 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2024 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman finger ring and key handle; Early Saxon brooches; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; medieval buckles and a dagger-sheath or sword-scabbard chape and a post-medieval rowel spur and coin weight.

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Map sheet	TM39SW
Civil Parish	HEDENHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before 17 September 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. Darch (HES), 19 September 2012.

January 2020-January 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a key handle.
Early Saxon radiate brooch fragment.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 September 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023 and 21 January 2024.

February 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
3 Roman coins and a finger ring.
Medieval chape from dagger sheath or sword scabbard.
Post-medieval rowel spur.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2024 to 18 May 2024.

August 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Saxon Great Square-headed brooch fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

February-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

March 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 1 token and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024 and 23 February 2025.

NMD012026 - PAS details awaited. [6].
Finder's 'Garden Park Field'.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2026.

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (23)

KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 166 AD to 166 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 305 AD to 310 AD)
COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 313 AD)
COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 354 AD)
COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 388 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 575 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1100 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1592 AD to 1595 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2026 4:49PM