NHER 64167 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2020 and 2023 recovered a Roman hardstone pebble-back apotropaic cameo (depicting Medusa); Roman and medieval coins; post-medieval tokens; a post-medieval jetton and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman lock pin, vulvate mount and copper alloy pin; a Late Saxon/medieval horse harness fitting and lead spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval strap or tensioner plate and a post-medieval lid from nested weight set.

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Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February-September 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman coins, a lock pin and hardstone pebble-back apotropaic cameo depicting the 3/4 facing Gorgon head of Medusa (S1).
Late Saxon/medieval horse bridle fragment and lead or lead alloy spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins, a buckle and strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
2 post-medieval tokens, a buckle and lid from nested weight set.
Information from PAS import.
See distribution maps (S2).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021 and 18 December 2023.

October 2021. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman copper alloy pin.
Medieval strap or tensioner plate.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023

October 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman vulvate mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.

February-March 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2024.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF101755 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of a Roman cameo of Medusa. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF100867 Unpublished Document: Crace, G.. 2019. Find Heatmaps by Period for the North and South of the River Nar Metal-detecting Project. Finder's map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (19)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 260 AD)
LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman - 50 AD to 150 AD)
CAMEO (Roman - 100 AD to 400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 296 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 950 AD to 1150 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1620 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 23 2025 9:01AM