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Record Details

NHER Number:28209
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi period coins and metal objects

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting between 1989 and 2010 have recovered a number of objects from the prehistoric to the post-medieval period. These include undatable prehistoric and Mesolithic/Neolithic worked flints; an Iron Age ring and a toggle, a Roman duck brooch and a votive axe, and an Early Saxon ring, as well as large number of medieval and post medieval objects.

Images

  • Early Saxon cruciform brooch from NHER 28209 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romaono-British/Early Saxon strap fitting from NHER 28209 © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval badge from NHER 28209 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TM28SE
Parish:WORTWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1989. Fieldwalking finds. [1].
Context 1:
2 undatable prehistoric flint flakes.
2 Mesolithic/Neolithic small platform blade cores.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU), 28 November 1989.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 8 December 1989

October 1997. Context 2. Metal detector finds. [2]
Roman duck brooch.
?Early Saxon ?suspension ring.
Medieval and post medieval coins and metalwork.
See form and list in secondary file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 7 November 1997.

See notes in file for 'destroyed mounds' probably natural just to east.

September 1998. Metal detecting. Context 3, whole field (extended site). Site now includes NHER 29150. [3]
Medieval and post medieval metal finds
Two post medieval coins
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 July 1999.

February - March 2000. Metal detecting. [4]
One Roman, two medieval and one post medieval coins.
Iron Age or Roman terret.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 September 2000.

16 - 17 February 2008. Metal detecting, Club Day Out.
Four Roman, two medieval and five post medieval coins, Romano-British, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects, Romano-British, medieval and post medieval sherds, five post medieval jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 March 2008.

February - March 2008. Metal detecting. Club Day Out.
Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval, medieval/post medieval and post medieval metal objects, Romano-British and medieval sherds, three Romano-British and two post medieval coins, 2 post medieval coin weights and a jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2008.

March - April 2008. Metal detecting.
4 Roman, 2 medieval and 2 post medieval coins, post medieval jettons and token, medieval, medieval/post medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 May 2008.

January / February 2010. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon brooch and post-medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 March 2010.

February / March 2010. Metal detecting (Club Day Out).
Late Roman military belt stiffener; 2 Roman and 1 post-medieval coins; 2 post-medieval jettons; Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2010.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • RING (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE CORE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • RING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • TOGGLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PRICK SPUR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • VOTIVE MODEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BADGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xxxiii.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Article in Serial: Ashley, S. 2012. Artefacts of Interest. Reported under the Portable Antiquities Scheme and the Treasure Act. The Coat of Arms. 3rd Series Vol 8 Part 1 No 223 pp 47-52. p 51; Plate 10c.

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