Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18861 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late Saxon and medieval metal finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1983 recovered a Late Saxon strap end, a medieval lead seal matrix and coins and post medieval coins.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 51 05 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG50NW |
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| Parish: | BRADWELL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 1983. Metal detecting in topsoil. Just southwest of Gapton Hall, in area about 50m across.
Double sided lead seal matrix.
Short cross penny, Type I Henry II, and penny cut to halfpenny of North France or Low Countries.
Edwardian copy, reads WILLEM.. DVX…
A. Gregory (NCM) 16 February 1983.
December 1986. Same area as above, now factory construction site.
Openwork strap end of Late Saxon type. Showing standing human figure with breasts and wings?
See (S1).
A. Gregory (NCM) 23 February 1987.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: EDA 18-20. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Penn, K.. 1987. Drawing of a Late Saxon openwork strap end.. Film. 2:1. |
Related records - none
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