NHER 61401 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2016 and 2019 recovered Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Bronze Age blade fragment (from axehead or similar implement); a Middle/Late Bronze Age chisel; Roman brooches; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness pendants, a mount, lead seal matrix and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval possible candlestick socket, copper alloy vessel fragments, lead weight and writing lead and post-medieval crotal bells and a probable sword belt fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG00SW
Civil Parish HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
Bronze Age copper alloy blade fragment (S3).
1 Late Iron Age coin.
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
4 medieval coins, harness pendants, buckles, a lead pot mend, strap mount and folding strap clasp.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, possible candlestick socket and writing lead.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token, buckles, crotal bells and a probable sword belt fitting.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's maps (S1).
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023 and 23 February 2025.

August-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Finds recorded on the PAS database [2]:
Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel (S4).
2 medieval coins and lead seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
Identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
Post-medieval buckle.
See finder's object list (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 15 November 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2021 and 23 February 2025.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin, Colchester brooches and a Hod Hill brooch.
6 medieval coins, buckles, strap fittings, a brooch, strap end and mount.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and weight.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1. See [5].
A. Beckham (HES), 30 April 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: 2016. Collection of maps for sites metal-detected by [1] between October 2014 and August 2016. Farm3.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Melvin, T, Melvin, C and Raper, S. 2017. List of Finds recovered by [1] between 22 August 2017 and 12 September 2017. Money Field.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Bronze Age blade fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of an incomplete Middle or Late Bronze Age chisel. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Beaker to Late Bronze Age - 2000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CHISEL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 30 BC to 10 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1461 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (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)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1333 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1465 AD to 1466 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1474 AD to 1504 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1625 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1676 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2025 7:42PM

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