Record Details

NHER Number:28711
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman, Early Saxon, and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2016 recovered Late Saxon pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval to post-medieval jettons, a post-medieval token, and Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman Dolphin brooches; part of an Early Saxon Cruciform brooch and bow brooch; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval pilgrim badge, spur fragment, copper alloy vessel fragment and fragment of 13th century silver shrine; a medieval/post-medieval spur rowel and post-medieval furniture fittings, harness mount, a coin weight, book fitting, thimble and spoon.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG10SE
Parish:BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1991 to 1992. Found with metal detecting. [1].
Much medieval and post medieval metalwork.
Early Saxon brooch.
Roman coin.
Late Saxon and medieval sherds.

1993. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval to Post medieval metalwork.

1994. Fieldwalking finds.
Post medieval sherds.

1995. Metal detecting find.
Henry VIII halfpenny.
See list in file.
Identified J. Davies (NCM) 13 February 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 13 October 1995.

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval 2 coins.
Post medieval coin.
See lists in file
V. Fryer (NCM) 23 June 1997.

September 2011. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field H3.
One Roman, five medieval and five post-medieval coins, three post-medieval jettons and one coin weight, Roman, Early Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects (including post-medieval silver button).
See lists and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 March 2012.

April 2014-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins.
2 post-medieval coins and a post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field RG6. [3].
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CENSER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1346 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1461 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1465 AD to 1483 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1570 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (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)
  • COIN (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 MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1587 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1602 AD to 1602 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 52.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>Unpublished Document: S. Elden. 2011. Elden Tours Finder's Map.

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