NHER 63789 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age and Early Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2020 recovered Late Iron Age and Roman coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman to Late Saxon copper alloy unidentified object; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; an Early Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; a medieval buckle and horse-harness bell pendant and a post-medieval mount and sword belt fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 2020-September 2021. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Late Iron Age coins.
6 Roman coins.
Roman to Late Saxon copper alloy unidentified object.
Early Saxon side knob from Cruciform brooch.
Early Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval buckle and horse-harness bell pendant.
1 post-medieval token, a mount and sword belt fitting consisting of a shield-shaped decorated plate.
Information from PAS import.
See distribution maps (S1).
E. McDonald (HES), 21 October 2020. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 February 2023 and 12 September 2023.

KLMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [2].
Finder's 'Field 5'.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2025.

  • <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 Unpublished Document: Crace, G.. 2019.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 (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 15 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 42 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to Late Saxon - 100 AD to 900 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 273 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 357 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 357 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Early Saxon to 18th Century - 500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 7:22PM

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