Record Details

NHER Number:28344
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

A late medieval spur terminal and a 15th or 16th century coin weight from the Netherlands was found during metal-detecting in 1991. Metal-detecting in 2010 recovered a late prehistoric worked flint, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, Roman pottery, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects including an unusual post-medieval knife end-stop in the form of a highly stylised animal head.

Images

  • Post-medieval knife end stop from NHER 28344  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TM 30 97
Map Sheet:TM39NW
Parish:KIRSTEAD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1990. Metal-detecting finds.
Late medieval copper alloy spur terminal.
15th or 16th century Netherland coin-weight with hand-Symbol of Antwerp.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 February 1991.

Before 20 May 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint flake, Romano-British sherd, one Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 21 September 2010.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 321 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (13th Century - 1203 AD to 1205 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

Related records - none

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