Record Details

NHER Number:30607
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1994 and 2018 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; a large amount of Iron Age, Roman, Middle/Late Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pottery fragments; fragments of medieval roof tile; Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Roman, Middle Saxon, Middle/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, a miniature sword, buckle and copper alloy vessel base; a Middle Saxon strap end and pin; a Middle/Late Saxon buckle, pin and triangular hooked tag; a Late Saxon strap-end, casket key and a ring from a sword belt; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; an unusual medieval 'm'-shaped brooch or possible horse harness fitting, thimble, knife-end stop, and lead cloth seal; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar; and a post-medieval harness mount, thimble, book clasp, weight, medallion and lead cloth seals.

Images

  • Medieval furniture mount from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval signet or finger ring 1 from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap fitting from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British buckle from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval button from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Saxon/Late Saxon buckle from NHER 30607  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 03 25
Map Sheet:TG02NW
Parish:FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

March-April 1994. Found in limited area around [1]. Context 1. [2].
One body sherd Roman greyware with rouletted decoration.
Thetford type: one jar rim, three bases (two flat and one ?sagging), seven body sherds.
?Thetford-type/or medieval?: oval sectioned handle fragment with pronounced central cordon, grey sandy.
Three body sherds medieval unglazed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 May 1994.

March-June 1994. Whole field. Context 2. [2].
One medieval coin, one medieval jetton, two post-medieval jettons. See list in file.
Medieval bronze casket key, solid ward, kidney shaped bow.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
Late medieval hooked attachment plate and ring from sword belt. (S1).
Late medieval cauldron foot fragment.
Medieval sub square belt mount with stud and pendant loop with traces of bar pendant.
Early post-medieval buckle frame fragment with multiple diagonally engraved lines.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap end (9th century), bronze, animal head terminal, one rivet and two converging lines of niello inlay.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), J. Davies (NCM), A. Rogerson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 September 1994.

August-September 1994. [2].
One body sherd Roman greyware with horizontal groove.
One rim and one body sherd pimply Ipswich.
Thetford type: one jar rim, one flat base, two sagging bases, two body sherds.
Medieval unglazed: one bowl rim and six body sherds.
One glazed Grimston rim/handle from internally glazed bowl.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 September 1994.

August-September 1994. Metal-detecting. [2].
One medieval, two post-medieval, one medieval or post-medieval coin. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
Late medieval dagger guard fragment.
?Medieval vessel lug.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 November 1994.

September-October 1994. [2].
One body sherd hard reduced, part oxidised exterior, sparse fine grits. Probably Roman.
One jar rim, one base, one body sherd. Roman greyware.
One ?base with a post-firing drilled hole. Probably Roman.
One body sherd, internal sooting, part oxidised exterior, coarse sand and grog-tempered. ?Iron Age or Early Saxon?
One body sherd hand-made, reduced, one smoothed surface. ?Iron Age.
Two body sherds sandy Ipswich ware.
Thetford-type: four jar rims, two ?sagging bases, six body sherds.
Fourteen medieval unglazed including a probable bow rim.
Two bases glazed Grimston.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 1994.

1997. Metal-detecting. South end of field. [3].
One Late Saxon coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 September 1999.

10 and 17 Oct 2010. Metal-detecting.
One Iron Age, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, Middle Saxon pin, medieval roof tile, and post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 November 2010.

September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon pot sherds, and Romano British vessel base, medieval and post-medieval metal objects including a medieval signet ring, 3 medieval and 7 post-medieval coins, post-medieval token and jetton.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 26 October 2010.

August 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon and post-medieval metal objects, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, post-medieval token and jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 September 2011.

August 2012. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval and three post-medieval coins, one medieval and three post-medieval jettons, Middle/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 14 September 2012.

August 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin, strap-plate, buckle and lead cloth seal.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

September 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 December 2013.

August-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
5 medieval coins, 2 jettons, a buckle and a strap mount.
5 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons, 3 token, a thimble and a book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

September 2014. Metal-detecting. [7].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 Roman coin and a miniature sword (S2).
Medieval strap-end.
3 post-medieval coins and a medallion struck in honour of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, a preacher against the government's toleration of Religious Dissenters.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [8].
Roman brooch and buckle.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
5 post-medieval coins, 4 jettons, a hooked tag, button and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

September 2016. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [12].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [13].
Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins and a thimble.
2 post-medieval coins, a jetton and a weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

April-May 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [14] and [15].
Medieval/post-medieval dress fastener and knife-end stop.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 27 April 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

May 2017. Metal-detecting. [16].
3 medieval coins, a pottery sherd and a strap-end.
2 post-medieval coins, 3 tokens and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017

November 2017. Metal-detecting. [17].
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.

November-December 2017. Metal-detecting. [18].
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval purse fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 September 2018.

April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [19].
5 medieval coins, a strap-end and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 3 jettons and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 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

  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 65 BC to 50 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 311 AD to 312 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1353 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1371 AD to 1390 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1800 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1470 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1494 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1550 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1513 AD to 1533 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1532 AD)
  • BODKIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1590 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1586 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1584 AD to 1603 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1593 AD to 1593 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1602 AD to 1603 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1611 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1614 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1636 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1636 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1668 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • MEDALLION (18th Century - 1710 AD to 1710 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Roman copper alloy miniature sword. Film. 2:1.

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