NHER 59713 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2014 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a token and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, including plate brooches, a furniture stud and bracelet fragment; Early Saxon buckles and a girdle hanger; a Middle Saxon dress fastener; a Middle Saxon to medieval hooked tag; a Late Saxon finger ring; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval knife end-caps, purse frame fragments and a lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval book clasp and the central loop from a purse bar and a post-medieval hooked sword belt mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF63SE
Civil Parish SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

25 February 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
The Coptic copper alloy bowl and Frankish pottery bowl previously recorded here are now recorded under NHER 61613.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 September 2016.

February-June 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Roman brooches, including plate brooches, a furniture stud and bracelet fragment.
Early Saxon buckles and a girdle hanger.
Middle Saxon dress fastener.
Middle Saxon to medieval hooked tag.
Late Saxon copper alloy finger ring and strap fitting (S1).
Medieval buckles, strap loops, bar mounts, strap-ends, scabbard chapes, buckles, knife end-caps, purse frame fragments, a lead weight and a folding strap clasp.
Medieval/post-medieval a button, book clasp and the central loop from a purse bar.
1 post-medieval token, a buckle and a hooked sword belt mount.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
1 possible Late Iron Age coin.
11 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins.
2 post-medieval coins and 3 jettons.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014 and 20 March 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy trapezoidal strap fitting. Film. 2:1.
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 150 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 650 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 550 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 720 AD to 1100 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1260 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2023 8:02AM

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