NHER 59868 (Find Spot record) - Medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2014 and 2015 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons and Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early Saxon brooch; a medieval harness pendant, harness mount, rotary key and dress clasp; a medieval/post-medieval central loop from a purse frame and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval Jew's harp, dress fastener eye plate and pendant made from a gilded silver groat of Elizabeth I.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF73SE
Civil Parish	BAGTHORPE WITH BARMER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before April 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon brooch.
8 medieval coins, 1 jetton, a harness pendant, rotary key and dress clasp.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, a central loop from a purse frame and copper alloy vessel fragments.
7 post-medieval coins, 4 jettons, a Jew's harp and a pendant made from a gilded silver groat of Elizabeth I.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's maps in file.
The post-medieval coin pendant was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2014 T477) and subsequently acquired by King's Lynn Museum.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 September 2014. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024.

November 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Medieval harness mount.
Post-medieval dress fastener eye plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
--- SNF98173 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2015. Rare Norfolk finds are officially declared to be treasure. 7 July.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (31)

BROOCH (Early Saxon - 530 AD to 560 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1213 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1313 AD to 1322 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1570 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
JEWS HARP (16th Century to 19th Century - 1540 AD to 1850 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1582 AD)
PENDANT (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1570 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1582 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1644 AD to 1645 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 19 2025 8:52AM