NHER 56967 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2012 and 2025 recovered Roman and medieval to post-medieval coins and a range of other metal objects, including Roman brooches; Early Saxon brooches; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon silver mount or strap slide; medieval buckles, a harness pendant, harness mount, hinge, furniture fitting or mount, purse frame and folding balance; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and a post-medieval hinge, copper alloy weights and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG00NE
Civil Parish BARNHAM BROOM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
4 Roman coins and 2 Dolphin brooches.
2 medieval coins and a harness mount.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

March-April 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Late Saxon Carolingian-style silver mount or strap slide. Declared Treasure on 24 December 2013 (Ref: 2013 T331) and acquired by Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich Castle Museum on 25 June 2014.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013.

January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Saxon brooch.
Middle Saxon brooch.
3 medieval coins, 3 buckles, a harness pendant, hinge, purse frame and folding balance.
2 post-medieval coins, a hinge and copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

September 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
7 medieval coins.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

April 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

April-May 2025. Metal-detecting. [7].
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.
4 medieval buckles and a furniture fitting or mount.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Post-medieval copper alloy cup weight.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 100 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 575 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 800 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HINGE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1236 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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1499 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1251 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1489 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1296 AD to 1312 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1460 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1507 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1509 AD)
  • HINGE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1514 AD to 1526 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1544 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1573 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1583 AD to 1585 AD)
  • WEIGHT (18th Century - 1714 AD to 1727 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 20 2026 3:28PM

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