NHER 60175 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 2011 and 2025 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; undated brick, mortar and coal fragments; Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and a number of other, undated, Roman and medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated iron horseshoe and silver possible ingot; a Roman copper alloy annular bead or ring; a medieval lead ampulla and copper alloy seal matrix and a post-medieval end cap from scale-tang knife.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish WIVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

5-6 March 2011. Fieldwalking. [1].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds a 2 roof tile fragments.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
Finds not recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Undated horseshoe, brick, mortar and coal fragments.
A. Beckham (HES), 22 December 2014.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 30. [2].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Undatable silver or white metal possible ingot.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours:
2 Late Iron Age coins.
3 Roman coins.
8 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
1 post-medieval coin and 7 jettons.
Further details to follow.
For additional low grade finds not recorded by HES see (S1) in file for NHER 6143.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 October 2014.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval lead ampulla.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

August 2017. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours. [5].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

August 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Gallo-Belgic E type gold stater).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

August-September 2025. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field GH8. [7].
Roman large copper alloy annular bead or ring.
Post-medieval end cap from scale-tang knife.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2026.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2014. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field Nos. 29, 30, 31 and 32.
  • INGOT (Early Iron Age to Mid 20th Century - 800 BC to 1950 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 55 BC to 50 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRICK (Unknown date)
  • HORSESHOE (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 85 AD to 85 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
  • BEAD / RING (Roman - 150 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1333 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1399 AD to 1412 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1561 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 28 2026 1:25AM

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