NHER 60945 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2015 and 2018 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman box flue tile; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval/post-medieval jetton; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; Roman brooches and a nail cleaner; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval lead weights, a gilded silver finger ring, harness pendant and coin weight; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and copper alloy vessel fragments and lead weight and post-medieval escutcheon plates or furniture mounts, harness mounts, a candlestick fragment, crotal bell, clapper bell fragment, harness mount, weight, rotary key, book clasp, cloth seal and possible keyhole cover from a casket or box.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 post-medieval coin and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 184m to the west. [2].
2 Roman coins.
Post-medieval candlestick fragment, crotal bell and white metal clapper bell fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 37m to the north and east. [3].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

May-June 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
5 medieval coins, buckles, a bar mount and coin weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and copper alloy vessel foot.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle, rotary key and ?keyhole cover from a casket or box.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

June-July 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [5].
Undated copper alloy ring.
1 Roman pottery sherd and a brooch.
4 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, lead weights, a buckle and strap mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton and copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, buckles and a book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [6].
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
2 post-medieval coins and a ?furniture mount or escutcheon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins and buckles.
1 post-medieval token and button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman pottery sherd and a brooch.
2 medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval coin and a lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [10].
Roman box flue tile.
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval harness mount.
Post-medieval pottery sherd, a token, buckle frame, and an escutcheon plate from furniture.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [11].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1).
Medieval strap end, buckle fragment and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval coin and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [12].
2 Roman pottery sherds.
Medieval harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

October-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [13].
Medieval gilded silver finger ring.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds and a button.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2018 T973), and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 January 2019.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 175 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 325 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 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)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1305 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1460 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1490 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1560 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1551 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1573 AD to 1573 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1582 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • KEYHOLE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1602 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1672 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1705 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • POT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1670 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

May 16 2025 10:13PM

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