NHER 56960 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2018 recovered Roman and medieval to post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age/Early Iron Age, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Bronze Age copper alloy barbed and tanged arrowhead; a Middle Bronze Age/Early Iron Age awl; a Roman brooch and furniture fitting; an Early Saxon brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead annular spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval animal-head mount, thimble, brooch, harness fitting, silver finger ring, purse frame pendant frame, coin weight, chafing dish fragment and seal matrix; medieval/post-medieval weights, a spindle whorl and parts from copper alloy cooking vessels and post-medieval crotal bells, spoon fragments, a spur side, rowel spur, copper alloy weight, lead weight, sword belt mount and ferrule.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30SW
Civil Parish ASHBY ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

October-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy knife (S1).
Iron Age coin hoard of 44 staters.
3 medieval coins, an animal-head mount (S2), a terminal or knop broken off from an unidentified object and a kidney-shaped buckle frame.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles, a button, hooked tag, spindle whorl, discoidal lead weights and a copper alloy vessel foot and pivoting handle.
4 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, a button, spur side, copper alloy weight, incomplete spoon and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
The Iron Age coin hoard was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2012 T863) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2015.114). It is noted in the Treasure Act Annual Report for 2012 (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2020.

17 November 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead annular spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin and a buckle frame.
Medieval/post-medieval buttons, a buckle and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and part of a rowel spur.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

December 2012-January 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval buckle, suspension arm for a horse harness pendant and a seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight, copper alloy vessel leg and attachment-loop from a vessel handle.
Post-medieval buckle, crotal bell and a spoon bowl.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

January-February 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
1 medieval coin, weights, a buckle frame and a lace chape.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

February-March 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval purse frame pendant frame.
1 post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

26 April 2013. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

May-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 medieval coin and strap end.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and copper alloy vessel fragments.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013.

June-July 2013. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

November 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [10].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S4).
2 Roman coins and a brooch.
6 medieval coins, a coin weight and a fragment of chafing dish.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token and a ferrule.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [11].
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin and a jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [12].
5 medieval coins, 1 jetton, a brooch and a silver finger ring.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle, lead weight, harness mount and sword belt mount.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver ring was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2014 T763).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

November-December 2014. Metal-detecting. [13].
Bronze Age copper alloy barbed and tanged arrowhead (S5).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [14].
Post-medieval hook from a sword belt.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [15].
1 medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [16].
Roman furniture fitting.
2 medieval coins and a harness fitting.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [17].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval buckle, strap fitting and thimble.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [18].
1 Roman coin.
Early Saxon brooch.
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of an incomplete Middle/Late Bronze Age two-edged knife. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2012. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy animal-head mount. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 21.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S5> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of incomplete Bronze Age copper alloy barbed-and-tanged arrowhead. Film. 2:1.
  • BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • KNIFE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1300 BC to 801 BC)
  • AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN HOARD (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 1 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 314 AD to 317 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1135 AD to 1154 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
  • HARNESS HOOK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1242 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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1280 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1302 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1303 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1303 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1305 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1423 AD to 1453 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1465 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1525 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 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 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1530 AD to 1544 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1551 AD to 1559 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1581 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1573 AD to 1573 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1585 AD to 1585 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • FERRULE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1638 AD to 1642 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1643 AD to 1645 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1669 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1680 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

May 16 2025 10:30PM

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