NHER 60987 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2015 and 2018 recovered an Iron Age pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton; post-medieval tokens and Roman and Late Saxon to medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; a Late Saxon strap end; medieval buckles, a harness pendant and probable harness mount and a post-medieval hooked tag, pipe tamper, lead cloth seals and lead alloy hawking whistle.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG02NW
Civil Parish	FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
2 Roman coins and a brooch.
6 medieval coins, buckles and a harness pendant.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 tokens.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token and a lead alloy hawking whistle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon strap end.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman brooch.
1 medieval jetton and shield-shaped probable harness mount.
1 post-medieval coins, hooked tag, pipe tamper and lead cloth seals.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024 and 3 August 2025.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

August 2018. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

October 2018. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 January 2019.

April 2019. Metal-detecting. [10].
Post-medieval weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (41)

POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 353 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 270 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 900 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1185 AD to 1189 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1248 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1521 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1583 AD to 1585 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
PIPE TAMPER (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1850 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
WHISTLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 9 2026 12:36AM