NHER 58401 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2021 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and a range of other, undated and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal objects include an undated copper alloy chain link; a Late Bronze Age awl; Late Iron Age/Roman brooches, a mount and toggle; Roman brooches, military strap and harness mounts, tweezers, a lock pin, seal box lid, copper alloy hairpin and copper alloy figurine of a billy goat; a Middle/Late Saxon disc brooch and pin; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; a Late Saxon/medieval mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval spoon, knife end cap, thimble, harness mount, rotary key, copper alloy ring, copper alloy weight and copper alloy and lead seal matrices; medieval/post-medieval pins, a thimble, coin weight, leatherworker’s stamp, copper alloy rings, copper alloy vessel fragments, copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivets and lead alloy spindle whorl and post-medieval harness mounts, a sword-belt buckle, bell, unusual nutcrackers, hinge, furniture-handle escutcheon plate, gnomon from sundial or windowsill, coin weight and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January-March 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S1).
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
4 medieval coins, 1 jetton, buckles, bar mounts, a mount and copper alloy weight and lead seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

March-May 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin, buckles, a strap end, lace tag, bar mount, belt mount and spoon.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2013 and 18 November 2023.

October 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
3 Roman coins and a copper alloy figurine of a billy goat (S2)
1 medieval coin, a strap mount and lead seal matrices.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval jetton and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

September 2014-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
5 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin, strap ends, a buckle, strap mount, copper alloy seal matrix and copper alloy ring.
Medieval/post-medieval lead alloy spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval jetton, a button, bell fragment and a gnomon from a sundial or windowsill.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

March-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins.
Medieval buckle and bar mount.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

April 2016-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
3 Roman coins.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

February-July 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman Colchester brooch.
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coins and 3 jettons.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg and copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet.
2 post-medieval coins, sword-belt buckle and nutcrackers of exceptional form.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval nutcrackers are published in (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 September 2023.

January-June 2021. Metal-detecting. [8].
Undated copper alloy chain link.
Late Iron Age/Roman brooches, a mount and toggle.
Roman brooches, military strap and harness mounts, tweezers, a lock pin, seal box lid, and copper alloy hairpin.
Middle/Late Saxon disc brooch and pin.
Late Saxon/medieval mount.
Medieval buckles (including spur buckle), strap ends, lace tags, belt mounts, bar mounts, strap mounts, a brooch, knife end cap, thimble, harness mount, rotary key, mount, lead seal matrix and lead alloy brooch or badge.
Medieval/post-medieval pins, a thimble and copper alloy leatherworker’s stamp.
Post-medieval buckles, harness mounts, a button, hinge, mount, furniture handle escutcheon plate and lead cloth seals.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2023 and 8 January 2024.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of late Bronze Age copper alloy awl.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Roman copper alloy figurine of a billy goat. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Burnett, L. and Webley, R. (eds). 2020. Report of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 2018. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 54 pp 229-236.
  • AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • TOGGLE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • CHAIN (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • SEAL BOX (Roman - 70 AD to 250 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 125 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 141 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 217 AD to 217 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 313 AD to 314 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 315 AD to 316 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 325 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 800 AD to 1100 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1300 AD?)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 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)
  • 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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1305 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • LEATHER STAMP (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1464 AD to 1550 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1480 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1570 AD to 1579 AD)
  • SUNDIAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HINGE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • NUT CRACKERS (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1614 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1620 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1690 AD to 1620 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1694 AD to 1702 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 11:14AM

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