NHER 59858 (Find Spot record) - Roman to Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2014 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; a Roman/Early Saxon buckle; an Early Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval purse frame and leg and foot from a ewer; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and post-medieval crotal bells, a clapper bell, hinge plate, spur fragment and a furniture handle back-plate.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19NE
Civil Parish FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
12 Roman coins and brooches.
Roman/Early Saxon buckle.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
2 medieval coins, buckles, a strap loop, purse frame and a leg and foot from a ewer.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, button and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
3 post-medieval coins, 1 token, crotal bells, buckles, a clapper bell, button, hinge plate, spur fragment and a furniture handle back-plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 September 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 96 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 73 AD to 73 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 119 AD to 121 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 326 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman to Early Saxon - 400 AD to 450 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1558 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1562 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HINGE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1725 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2025 9:18PM

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