NHER 60925 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2015 and 2018 recovered medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons and a token and undated and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated copper alloy ring; Roman brooches and a probable furniture fitting; an Early/Middle Saxon gold and garnet pendant; a Late Saxon bit link; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; medieval pot mends, harness mount, pendent mount and unidentified silver object; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, copper alloy and lead weights; a copper alloy ring, scale-tang knife fragment and hooked book clasp and post-medieval crotal bells, a pipe tamper, rotary key and harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin and brooches.
Late Saxon bit link.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
3 medieval coins, pot mends, strap-ends, a button, pendent mount and an unidentified silver object.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, copper alloy vessel fragments and a hooked book clasp.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, buckles, a crotal bell, pipe tamper and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
See (S1) and (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

July-August 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated copper alloy ring.
1 Roman coin and a probable furniture fitting.
13 medieval coins, lead pot mends, buckles, strap-ends, strap plates, a button, folding strap clasp, strap loop and harness mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd, copper alloy vessel fragments, buttons, a copper alloy ring, scale-tang knife fragment, copper alloy weight and lead weight.
7 post-medieval coins, 2 jettons, 1 token, 1 pottery sherd, buttons, a crotal bell and a rotary key.
Information from PAS import.
See (S2) and (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
3 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel fragment.
Post-medieval dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

December 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Early/Middle Saxon gold and garnet equal-armed cruciform pendant. The find has a suspension loop and possibly a adorned a high-status pendant.
Information from PAS import.
The Early/Middle Saxon gold and garnet brooch was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2019 T52).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Melvin, T, Melvin, C and Briffa, K. 2015. List of Finds recovered by [1] between August and October 2015. Farm.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: 2016. Collection of maps for sites metal-detected by [1] between October 2014 and August 2016. Farm.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: Melvin, T.. 2016. List of Finds recovered by [1] between April and August 2016. Farm.
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 700 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1205 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1399 AD to 1461 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1495 AD to 1549 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1750 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1574 AD to 1574 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 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)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1730 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • PIPE TAMPER (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 25 2026 2:11PM

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