Record Details

NHER Number:30358
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1993, 2012 and 2013 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval token; a post-medieval token and Middle/Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle/Late Saxon pin; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval crotal bell and a fragment of barrel tap spout. A concentration of pot boilers was also observed towards the northern end of the site.

Images

  • Post-medieval clasp from NHER 30358  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle from NHER 30358  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval mount from NHER 30358  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap end from NHER 30358  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TM 03 83
Map Sheet:TM08SW
Parish:NORTH LOPHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1993. Metal detecting.
14th century circular seal matrix (handle missing). Bird. S'IAN DE QVADE.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), December 1993
Henry VII? Halfpenny.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 6 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 2 December 1993.

Before 23 February 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
Two Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin; medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
A patch of pot boilers was observed to towards the northern end of the site.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 8 June 2012.

January-July 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
6 medieval coins, 1 token, 9 pottery sherds and numerous buckles.
9 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, buttons, a copper alloy ring and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 25 pottery sherds, buckles, part of a silver clasp and a fragment of barrel tap spout.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2013.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 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

  • POT BOILER (Unknown date)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (13th Century - 1209 AD to 1217 AD)
  • BUCKLE (13th Century to 14th Century - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (13th Century to 14th Century - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (13th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (13th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (13th Century to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (14th Century - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (14th Century - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (14th Century - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (14th Century - 1327 AD to 1377 AD)
  • TOKEN (14th Century - 1327 AD to 1377 AD)
  • RING (14th Century to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (14th Century to 15th Century - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (14th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (15th Century - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
  • POT (15th Century to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (15th Century - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (15th Century to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (15th Century to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1551 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • TAP (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1585 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • CLASP (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1850 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 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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