NHER 58959 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2013 and 2018 recovered a Roman pottery sherd; medieval and post-medieval coins and jettons and Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman cosmetic mortar; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a book clasp, steelyard weight, key, sword or dagger pommel, horse-harness mount or pendant and a hinge plate from a piece of furniture; medieval/post-medieval book clasps and a fragment of candlestick and post-medieval cloth seals, a clapper bell, crotal bell and furniture handle back-plate.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31NE
Civil Parish	LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval buckles and a sword or dagger pommel.
Medieval/post-medieval candlestick fragment and book clasps.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, a button and an unidentified copper alloy object.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Medieval key, horse harness mount or pendant and hinge plate from a piece of furniture.
Medieval/post-medieval book clasp.
Post-medieval furniture handle back-plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

December 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval buckles.
Post-medieval crotal bell and button.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin and a strap-end.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

January-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval steelyard weight (S1).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman cosmetic mortar.
2 medieval coins, 2 jettons, a buckle and copper alloy vessel fragments.
2 post-medieval coins, cloth seals and a clapper bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

October-December 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman finger ring ending in a snake head.
2 post-medieval tokens.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

(S1) - PAS details to follow.
J. Richards (HES), 23 September 2015.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1> SNF93627 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of medieval cast copper alloy steelyard weight. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (44)

COSMETIC MORTAR (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 200 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1236 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Medieval - 1257 AD to 1350 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1350 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1317 AD to 1320 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1508 AD to 1509 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1580 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1604 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1652 AD to 1652 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1725 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 23 2025 8:21AM