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Record Details

NHER Number:	30201
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Undatable and Early Saxon to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1992 and 1993 recovered medieval coins; a post-medieval token and undatable and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undatable metalworking debris; Early Saxon brooch fragments and a copper alloy bead; a Middle Saxon strap-end; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a medieval brooch, buckle, belt fitting, harness pendant, vessel fragment and seal matrix and a pair of small post-medieval shears or tweezers.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TM 15 99
Map Sheet:	TM19NE
Parish:	WRENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

June 1992. Metal detector finds.
Middle Saxon strap end with animal head terminal pierced lobes at top, shield shaped field below (inlaid with white paste ?enamel) and below a circular field with trace of silver wire inlay (below inlay in shield shaped field is hatching).
Polaroid (S1) in file.
Lead 12th/13th century seal matrix lozenge shaped with fleur-de-lis within lozenge. SIGIL ALICIE RELICIE RIC.
Illegible short cross penny Plantagenet King 1180-1247. Canterbury mint.
See coin form in file.
Post medieval tiny bronze shears or tweezers (decorated).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 20 August 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM), 20 August 1992.

1993. Metal detector finds.
Thirteen medieval coins.
See coin list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 29 July 1993.
Two Early Saxon brooch fragments and ?bead.
11th century box mount. This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S2).
Two medieval buckle fragments, belt fitting, harness pendant, vessel fragment, lead token and bronze waste.
One hexagonal brooch/buckle.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1993.
Full details in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 5 July 1993. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 15 August 2020.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SHEARS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TWEEZERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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<S1>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2>	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 277; pp 67-68; Fig 44.