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Record Details

NHER Number:	30979
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Roman, medieval and post medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2012 has recovered finds including Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and tokens and Roman, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; medieval seal matrices, a swivel, pot mend, hooked mount, harness mount and buckles; medieval/post-medieval rings, weights, a vessel rim fragment and a brazed iron cylindrical padlock case and post-medieval dress accessories, crotal bells, coin weights, a saddle pommel, incomplete spoon, a thimble, an openwork furniture hinge and a trade weight stamped with a crowned A (for Queen Anne, 1702-14 AD).

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Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TG02SW
Parish:	BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
	FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August/September 1994. Metal detecting. [1].
Half of a 15th/16th century purse bar, with moulded terminal and swivel loop.
15th/16th century ovoid seal matrix with upright handle on reverse. Lion rampant.
Medieval/16th century pointed oval belt mount with spike on reverse.
Half a 16th/17th century double looped rectangular buckle frame.
16th century belt stiffener, but great length of shanks before bend (15mm) suggests a belt slide.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 October 1994.

January 1995. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins.
Post medieval coin and token.
Mid 1st century AD Dolphin brooch, hinged pin and catch plate missing, bow bent so that foot almost touches one wing (? Deliberately). Small simple and crudely made example.
14th century three piece strap end with cast acorn terminal.
Medieval purse frame fragment with integral pierced holes and circular terminal with central hole for attachment to bar.
16th century hooked sword belt fitting with leaf decoration and ?matching mount with one of two spikes on reverse.
16th century buckle with central pin bar.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) and S. Margeson (NCM).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 6 March 1995.

August/September 1996. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 October 1996.

November/December 1996. Metal detecting.
One post medieval coin.
See list in file.
Head and bow, very battered and corroded of ?Langton Down type brooch, with spring housing and straight bow. Mid 1st century AD.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 January 1997.

September to October 1999. Metal detecting. [2].
One Roman coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 November 1999.

August to September 2000. Metal detecting. [3].
Post medieval jetton.
Medieval and post medieval buckles.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 October 2000.

August 2002. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
Post medieval token and trade weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 2002.

September/October 2002. Metal detecting.
Post medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2002.

February 2003. Metal-detecting. Club rally. Site extended (see old hard copy NHER map for original extent).
1 medieval lead seal matrix.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 March 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 February 2014.

January/February 2004. Metal detecting.
One post medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 2004.

January/February 2007. Metal detecting.
Three post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 2007.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age, 1 medieval and 1 post-medieval coin, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 5 November 2010.

October-November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, 2 post-medieval coins and jetton.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 26 November 2010.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval jetton, 4 post-medieval coins, post-medieval jetton and metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 21 February 2011.

Before February 2011. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 3 February 2011.

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects and 1 post-med coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES). 12 October 2011.

November-December 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, and one post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 January 2012.

January 2012-February 2012. Metal-detecting. [4].
Two Roman and four post-medieval coins, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 8 March 2012.

February-March 2012. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval harness mount, post-medieval buckle, coin, coin weight and token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 April 2012.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval seal matrix, post-medieval metal objects and two coins.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 27 April 2012.

June-July 2012. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval coin.
A. Marsden (HES), 16 October 2012.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval spur buckle frame.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, two crotal bells, a cloth seal, an incomplete spoon and a saddle pommel.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

Before 10 October 2012. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval/post-medieval brazed iron cylindrical padlock case.
Post-medieval crotal bells.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

November-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 264 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
PADLOCK (13th Century to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (13th Century to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
SADDLE (15th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 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)
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)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1630 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1630 AD)
COIN (16th Century to Unknown - 1578 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1578 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1605 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1636 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1677 AD to 1677 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1694 AD to 1694 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1700 AD to 1700 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Monograph: Margeson, S.. 1993. Norwich Households: Medieval and post-medieval finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978.. East Anglian Archaeology. No 58. No 287.