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October 1991. Metal detector finds.
Roman coins.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
See file for details.
Information from member of the public [1].
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 November 1991

1993. Metal detecting finds.
Two Roman coins.
Four post medieval coins and one jetton.
See list in file. Identifications by J. Davies (NCM) 20 December 1993.
Medieval belt stiffener, buckle and lead 'star' decoration.
Post medieval dress fitting and buckle.
See list in file. Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 21 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 18 August 1994.

1994. Metal detector finds.
Iceni base stater.
Six 3rd/4th century coins.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 1 December 1994.
Roman bronze finger ring, with deep oval setting in bezel and moulded triangular decoration on shoulders.
Roman lead steelyard weight, integral loop broken.
13th century half-round enamelled half-figure of saint from a Limoges shrine or casket. Two holes for attachment. Traces of blue enamel. Glass inset eyes!
Medieval L-shaped binding from corner of box-lid, with a small plate attached by two rivets in the centre of the plate, two projecting half-round bosses between which swivels a spherical terminal of a pendant or handle.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 30 November 1994.
?Medieval lead lozenge-shaped plate with stamp cross-hatching on one face and X scratched on other ?function.
?Medieval lead lentoid-shaped weight with hole for suspension.
Three medieval coins and three post medieval.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 30 November 1994.
Polaroid in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 30 November 1994.

1995. Metal detecting finds.
Iron Age terret.
Two 4th century coins.
Six medieval coins and one jetton (Post medieval).
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 29 January 1996.
Medieval strap end plate, decorated with circle and five holes round edge and central hole. Single rivet.
Medieval lead animal head, modelled ears and muzzle with protruding eyes. Transverse hole in jaws. Socketed 'body' broken. ?What is it??
?Medieval lead oval disc, slightly convex, with lightly incised geometric motifs on each face ?dooble perhaps.
W. Milligan (NCM) 22 November 1995.

1996. Metal detector finds.
Middle Saxon strap end animal head consisting of two chevrons. Central plain zone between transverse moulding. Narrow fan-shaped field outlined by groove within nicked edge and containing two squarish ring-and-dots. Two rivets (one loose) in split end. Polaroid in file.
Two Roman coins.
One medieval penny.
See lists in file. Identifications by J. Davies (NCM) 19 February 1997.
W. Milligan (NCM) 20 August 1996.

November 1997. Metal detecting.
Medieval/post medieval metal work. See list in file.
One post medieval coin (NCM Enquiry No: E0877).
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1998.

1998. Metal detecting. NCM Enquiry No: E1217.
Six metal objects, Roman-Post medieval.
One undatable metal object.
Two Roman coins.
See lists in file.
K. Hinds (NLA) 26 January 2000.

Before 22 January 2004. Metal detecting.
One Roman and two medieval coins.
One medieval/post medieval spur fragment.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 2004.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• WEIGHT (Undated)
• COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BRASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• DISC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• PLAQUE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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