NHER 63786 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton, along with a number of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman key and brooch; a Roman to medieval finger ring; an Early Saxon girdle hanger; a Late Saxon possible pendant; a Late Saxon/medieval openwork stirrup mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval mount; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel repair; and a post-medieval unusual anthropomorphic knife handle and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish LEXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October 2019-April 2021. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman coins, a brooch and key handle.
Roman to medieval undiagnostic copper alloy finger ring with a missing silver insert.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
Late Saxon possible pendant.
Late Saxon/medieval Anglo-Scandinavian openwork stirrup mount.
2 medieval coins, 2 jettons, buckles, a strap end and mount.
Medieval/post-medieval button and copper alloy vessel repair.
2 post-medieval coins, a shoe buckle, anthropomorphic knife handle (consisting of a behatted figurine in catholic clerical attire) and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
See distribution maps (S1).
E. McDonald (HES), 21 October 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Crace, G.. 2019. Find Heatmaps by Period for the North and South of the River Nar Metal-detecting Project. Finder's map.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 250 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 260 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman to Medieval - 100 AD to 1100 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 100 AD to 400 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 650 AD)
  • PENDANT (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1150 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1350 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1307 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1445 AD to 1454 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1850 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1607 AD to 1609 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1647 AD to 1647 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 23 2025 9:01AM

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