Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31762 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1995 and 2019 recovered a Neolithic flint tool; Roman and medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval tokens; a post-medieval jetton and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman cosmetic mortar, a four-legged figurine stand, brooch and pot mend; a Roman/Early Saxon strap-end; a Middle Saxon brooch and tweezers; a Late Saxon brooch and weft beater; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval seal matrices, a finger ring, harness pendant, padlock, and key; a medieval/post-medieval strap-end and rowel spur and post-medieval cloth seals, an apothecary weight, coin weight, book fitting, mount and weights.
Images
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 30 08 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30NW |
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| Parish: | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 1995 to January 1996. Metal detector finds. [1]
Two post medieval coins, five post medieval tokens.
One Apothecary's weight, 17th or 18th century. 1 drachm.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
Quillon from 14th century dagger. Plain or angled slightly downwards. Recess for top of blade on underside. Length 65mm.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
Alternative finder. [2]
One medieval coin, four post medieval tokens, one post medieval jetton.
See list in secondary file.
Coin weight James I, square, 4.55g. For a Scottish 'sword and sceptre' gold coin.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 January 1996.
January to February 1996. Metal detector finds. [1]
Two medieval coins, including sterling imitation.
Two post medieval tokens.
See lists in secondary file.
Late medieval purse bar terminal knob in form of stylised animal head.
Very closely gilded silver mount fragment, probably Late Saxon. Hollow underside. Convex surface decorated with cast equal-armed crosses and leaf motifs in relief. Crosses with niello inlay. See (S1).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) and A. Rogerson (NLA), with S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 March 1996.
December 1997 to January 1998. Metal detector finds. [1]
Portuguese bronze medieval coin.
Identified by B. Cook (BM).
See sheet in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 1998.
January to February 1999. Metal detecting. [3] [4]
Roman cosmetic mortar.
Details in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 April 1999.
July-August 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Saxon trefoil brooch (S2).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 March 2014.
December 2008- January 2009. Metal detecting
2 Roman, 3 medieval and 3 post- medieval coins, Roman/ Early Saxon strap end, Middle Saxon brooch and tweezers, Late Saxon pin beater, Medieval finger ring and buckle, post medieval button, jetton, buckle, book clasp and weight.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 February 2009
January-February 2009. Metal detecting.
Neolithic notched piece, 32 Roman & 2 post-medieval coins, Roman pot mend, medieval padlock (S3), buckle frame, seal matrix, horse harness pendant, key, spur, strap end, pot mend, medieval/post-medieval strap end, post-medieval key, weight, sword belt, mount, medieval/post-medieval & post-medieval sherds,
see lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 March 2009
May-June 2009. Metal detecting.
1 Iron Age and 1 Roman coin,
See lists in file,
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 24 July 2009.
December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval and two post-medieval coins, one post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 15 February 2011.
July-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.
January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckle and strap clasp.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 token and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.
October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 medieval coins, including a Venetian soldino.
Medieval/post-medieval rowel spur.
4 post-medieval tokens and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 1 January 2018.
February-March 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
Roman molten copper alloy fragment, possibly a cast four-legged stand for a figurine.
Medieval buckles and a seal matrix.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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 (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT MEND (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP END (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- WEFT BEATER (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (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)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1329 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
- ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1510 AD to 1521 AD)
- APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (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)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1583 AD to 1583 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1634 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1619 AD to 1625 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1627 AD to 1628 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1656 AD to 1656 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1659 AD to 1659 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.2 No 13. |
| <S1> | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy trefoil brooch.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a medieval padlock. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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