NHER 41979 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location over several years recovered undatable copper alloy casting waste; Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches and a bucket escutcheon; a Roman/Early Saxon buckle; an Early Saxon girdle hanger fragment; a Late Saxon buckle and disc brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval rotary key; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval horse-harness pendants, a padlock, ewer spout and lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar and lead weight and a post-medieval coin weight, casket key and possible box or casket mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM49SE
Civil Parish ALDEBY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Before 13 June 2005. Metal-detecting.
Found over the course of several years, with the greater density of finds in the south-west part of the field.
Undatable copper alloy casting jet.
4 Late Iron Age coins.
86 Roman coins, 7 brooches and a triangular bucket escutcheon.
Roman/Early Saxon buckle (S1).
Early Saxon girdle hanger fragment.
Late Saxon buckle (S2) and disc brooch (S3).
Late Saxon/medieval rotary key.
17 medieval coins, 9 buckles, a strap loop, connected pair of horse-harness pendants, padlock, dog's-head spout from ewer and lead trade weight.
Medieval/post-medieval purse bar and lead weight.
18 post-medieval coins, 2 tokens, 1 jetton, 12 buckles, 11 buttons, 3 hooked tags, a coin weight, rotary casket key and possible box or casket mount.
See lists in file.
The majority of the non-numismatic finds are also recorded on the PAS database.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 August 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 July 2026.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2005. Drawing of a Roman/Early Saxon buckle. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2005. Drawing of a Late Saxon buckle. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon cast copper alloy disc brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 65 AD)
  • BUCKET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman to Early Saxon - 400 AD to 450 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • ROTARY KEY (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1380 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 10 2026 12:01PM

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