NHER 56966 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2017 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Late Iron Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, a cosmetic mortar and knife handle; a Late Saxon; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval padlock, purse frame fragment and copper alloy and lead seal matrices and a post-medieval rotary key, thimble, incomplete spoon and spur terminal.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG30SE
Civil Parish	LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman crescent-type Aesica brooch.
Medieval unusual buckle (S1) and a copper alloy seal matrix.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

February 2012-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
1 Roman coin, brooches, a cosmetic mortar and knife handle.
8 medieval coins, 1 jetton, buckles, a strap end, padlock and pendent frame from purse.
7 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons, 3 tokens, a buckle, hooked tag, rotary key, thimble incomplete spoon and spur terminal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025 and 3 August 2025.

April 2015-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon hasp.
2 medieval coins, and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.

May-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF89369 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Unusual medieval copper alloy buckle. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (55)

BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 70 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 60 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 117 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 276 AD)
HASP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1377 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1553 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1553 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1574 AD to 1574 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1638 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1641 AD to 1643 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1696 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2026 11:29PM