Record Details

NHER Number:18273
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Prehistoric flints, a Roman coin, a Roman silver finger ring, medieval coins and pottery, a horse harness pendant, a seal matrix and other medieval and post medieval metal finds found during fieldwalking and metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TM29SW
Parish:LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1982. Found in fieldwalking.
Prehistoric flints.
Medieval sherds.
Lead glazed earthenware.
Post medieval stoneware.
W. Milligan (NCM) 15 June 1982.

June to July 1999. Metal detecting. Context 2: area [1].
Medieval finds.
See list in file.
NB. Site enlarged (from previous NGR [2]), but finds from southern half.
See plan A in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 September 1999.

May to June 2000. Metal detecting.
Medieval horse harness pendant with suspension mount.
See further description and drawing in file.
K. Hinds (NLA), 27 July 2000.

August to September 2000. Metal detecting.
3 medieval coins and 2 medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 October 2000.

October to November 2000. Metal detecting.
1 Roman coin and post medieval finger ring.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 December 2000.

November to December 2000. Metal detecting.
Roman inscribed silver finger ring ('VTI FELIX').
See description in file.
This ring was submitted as possible Treasure and subsequently acquired by the British Museum (2005,0403.1). It is amongst the signet rings of 'Brancaster type' published in (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 January 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 April 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Map: Finder's Map..
---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Treasure Annual Report 2000. p 23; No 23; Fig 23.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Article in Serial: Gerrard, J. and Henig, M. 2017. Brancaster type signet rings: a study in the material culture of sealing documents in Late Antique Britain. Bonner Jahrbücher. Vol 216 pp 225-250. No 27.

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