NHER 33011 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2014 recovered Iron Age and medieval coins as well as Roman and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman seal box; Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval key and post medieval coin weights, a weight and a harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF60NE
Civil Parish	FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1994. Metal detecting find. [1].
Cut halfpenny.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 10 April 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 13 June 1995.

Late 1999 to Early 2000. Metal detecting. [2].
Iron Age coin.
Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S1), medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 October 2000.

Late Saxon mount re-identified as part of a 12th-century sword scabbard chape depicting a mounted knight, cf. an example from HER 29913.
A. Rogerson (HES), 26 January 2010.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended 141m to the north-east. [3].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Roman seal box.
Early Saxon brooch fragment.
Medieval buckles and a bar-mount.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tags.
Post-medieval buttons, a harness mount and a cufflink.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
3 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
See coin sheets in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 9 December 2019.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76660 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Saxon mount.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (28)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
SEAL BOX (Roman - 70 AD to 250 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD? to 286 AD?)
COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 530 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1476 AD to 1483 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD? to 1521 AD?)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1594 AD to 1596 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
CUFF LINK (17th Century - 1662 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 5 2023 12:31PM