Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28974 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period metal objects |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1992 and 1993 recovered medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins; a medieval token and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; an Early Saxon disc fragment and unusual mount; a Middle Saxon pin; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; medieval buckles, strap ends, seal matrices, book clasps, a brooch and purse bar fragment and post-medieval coin weights.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 25 04 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SE |
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| Parish: | BIXLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 1992. Found with metal detector.
13th century gilded copper alloy buckle with moulded loop.
13th century buckle; moulded decoration on frame.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
J. Davies (NCM) 10 April 1992.
1992. Metal detector finds.
Roman crossbow brooch.
Early Saxon disc fragment.
Middle Saxon pin.
Late Saxon Box mount, 11th century. This find was reidentified as a stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see (S1).
Medieval circular seal matrix, 12th/13th century.
Medieval pointed oval seal matrix, 14th century.
Medieval twisted terminal of purse bar.
Medieval lead token?
Medieval book clasp, late medieval.
(S2) in file. See details in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 15 December 1992. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2020.
Two Edward I pennies.
See list in file.
J. Davies (NCM) 17 December 1992.
January/February 1993. Metal detecting finds.
Post medieval coin weights.
14th century brooch.
Medieval strap ends, etc.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 April 1993.
May 1993. Metal detector finds.
Three Roman coins.
Three medieval unglazed body sherds.
Early Saxon mount. Unusual. Looks like a Early Saxon brooch but has a spike on reverse for attachment. There is a rounded terminal to a narrow rectangular headplate and a bow which ends in a narrow spike.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 August 1993.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DISC (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BOX (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)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 368; p 80-81; Fig 51. |
| <S2> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
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