NHER 59687 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2013 and 2014 recovered a Mesolithic or Neolithic mace head or pebble hammer; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman nail cleaner; Late Saxon/medieval harness fitting and stirrup-strap mount; a medieval harness fitting and wheel pommel from a sword and post-medieval crotal bells and a seal matrix.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF80NE
Civil Parish NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 medieval coins and a harness fitting.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bells and a seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Mesolithic/Neolithic pebble mace head.
4 Roman coins and a nail cleaner.
Late Saxon/medieval harness link and a stirrup-strap mount.
Medieval chamfered wheel-pommel from a sword (S1).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Incomplete medieval copper alloy hollow-cast chamfered wheel-pommel of Ward Perkins (1940) Type VIII.. Film. 2:1.
  • PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1302 AD)
  • SWORD (Medieval - 1340 AD to 1405 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1587 AD to 1587 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 16 2016 1:31PM

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