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Record Details

NHER Number:	25698
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in this area between 1989 to 2014 recovered Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, Neolithic/Bronze Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and jettons and Roman to post-medieval and undatable metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman lock pin; a Late Saxon belt or harness mount with debased Ringerike-style engraving; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval Papal bull, harness stud and spur buckle; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment; post-medieval book clasps, belt or harness mounts, lead cloth seals, a seal matrix and lead weights and an undatable lead weight.

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Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TG20NE
Parish:	POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

December 1989 to January 1990. Found with metal detector. Found over restricted area.
Four medieval coins as follows.
Two long-cross cut farthings Henry III 1247-72.
Long cross cut halfpenny Henry III 1248-50. No sceptre but legend is HENRIC VS REX III North Class 3 rev: LEM.ON probably Willem London. See (S1).
Long cross penny Henry III 1251-1272 with sceptre. North class 5 rev: RICARD ON LVND. Obv: HENRICVS REX III. See (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 February 1990.

January to February 1990. In same area as above. Found with metal detector.
Cut long cross halfpenny of Henry III moneyer NICOLE (1247-72).
Long cross cut penny Henry III obv: HENRICVS REX III without sceptre. Ref: HENRI ON LVND. North Class 3 (1248-50). See (S1).
Slightly to north, penny of Edward I? Canterbury mint.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 1990.

In general area of previous finds.
Medieval bronze harness stud, shield-shaped and enamelled with two lions rampart and three diagonal bars between. Integral shank. Hooked gilt bronze fitting with two niels. From harness. Hook worn bar with rivets with moulded lobed end.
Short cross penny. Henry III. North Class 7. Moneyer ROBERT, ?Canterbury 1217-8 - 1242. See (S1).
Cut half-penny long cross, Henry III. Moneyer NICOLE 1247-74.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 March 1990.

October 1992. Metal detector find.
Papal bull Gregory IX (March 1227 - August 1241).
See (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 December 1992.

October to November 2005. Metal detecting in northern part of field.
Prehistoric flint, possibly a knife.
One Iron Age, five medieval and two post medieval coins.
Post medieval token and jettons.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2005.

November - December 2005. Metal detecting. [1]
One medieval and two post medieval coins.
Roman, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 January 2006.

December 2007 - January 2008. Metal detecting, site extended [2].
Late Saxon belt or harness mount (S3), medieval and post medieval metal objects, 2 medieval & post medieval coins, post medieval coin weight.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 February 2008.

August - September 2009. Metal detecting.
Mesolithic/early Neolithic and early Neolithic flint blades, 2 medieval and 1 post-medieval coin, and post-medieval token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA),12 October 2009.

September-October 2009. Metal detecting.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 medieval coin and 1 buckle.
1 medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 buckle, 1 lead weight and 3 lead cloth seals.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2014.

February-March 2010. Metal detecting.
1 Iron Age, 1 Romano-British and 2 post-medieval coins; post-medieval jetton and metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2010.

June-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Mesolithic-Neolithic blade.
Neolithic/Bronze Age core.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
4 post-medieval coins, buckles and a seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
BLADE (Late Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 7000 BC to 2351 BC)
BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1640 AD to 1750 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1640 AD to 1750 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1750 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
---	Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1990. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed hammer head.. Paper. 1:1.
---	Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1990. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age spear head tip.. Paper. 1:1.
---	Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1990. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age casting plug.. Paper. 1:1.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Publication: North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coins.
<S2>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S3>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age belt of harness mount.. Film. 2:1.

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