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Record Details

NHER Number:32939
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds including a Late Saxon patrix/die

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1996 and 2017 recovered medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval jettons and post-medieval tokens and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The find of greatest significance was a Late Saxon patrix or die but other metal finds include a Roman bracelet fragment and strap fitting; an Early Saxon staple; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon furniture fitting, finger ring, stirrup and a brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval brooch, horse harness pendant and strap fittings; a medieval/post-medieval writing lead, part of a skillet and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval copper alloy finger ring, key and scale tang knife handle.

Images

  • A Late Saxon patrix or die from Sporle. © Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service
  • Late Saxon brooch from NHER 32939 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF81SW
Parish:SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1996. Metal detector finds. [1].
Medieval horse harness pendant; buckle 13th century; belt mount.
Medieval/early post medieval strainer or skimmer.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM) 20 January 1997.

Two medieval coins.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 19 February 1997.
(S1), (S2) and lists in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 6 February 1997.

1997. Metal detecting. [2].
Six medieval and three post medieval coins.
?Roman, Late Saxon, medieval (S3 and S4) and post medieval metal finds.
Also 1997.
One post medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 March 2000.

1998. Metal detecting. [3].
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
Early Saxon/Middle Saxon clip or staple.
Late Saxon finds including very important patrix or die (S5).
Medieval and post medieval finds.
K. Sussams (NCM) 20 April 1999.

1998. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin, 1 openwork buckle plate (S6), 1 strap end and 1 suspension mount from horse-harness pendant.
Identified by V. Fryer (NCM), see list and description in file.
The medieval openwork buckle plate was originally recorded as a Roman mount but has now been re-identified by S. Ashley (HES).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 November 2015.

Before November 1998. Metal detecting.
Nine medieval coins, two post medieval coins and one post medieval token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 June 2000.

September 2003. Fieldwalking.
Amongst much late post medieval material, one body sherd glazed Grimston and one Glazed Red Earthenware in area (centred on location 4]) behind cottages on east edge of field.
Nothing noted over remainder of field.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 October 2003.

Before 22 January 2004. Metal detecting.
Two medieval and one medieval/post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 2004.

Before March 2005.
Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metalwork, including post-medieval silver spoon with slip-top terminal.
Medieval jetton.
Three post medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 May 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2020.

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon brooch.
3 medieval coins.
Post-medieval scale tang knife handle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

October 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended northwards to the whole field. [6].
DDMD102014 - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 21 November 2014.

April-May 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • 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 (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

  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 296 AD to 305 AD)
  • STAPLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STAPLE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • DIE STAMP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SKILLET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAINER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STYLUS (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 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)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAINER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 162; No 827.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
---Photograph: 1999. KSE 28, Late Saxon patrix or die early winchester style..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S2>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S3>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1997. Drawing of a medieval horse harness pendant.. Film. 1:1.
<S4>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1997. A drawing of medieval horse harness pendant.. Film. 1:1.
<S5>Illustration: White, S.. 1999. Drawing of a Late Saxon patrix or die.. Film. 2:1.
<S6>Illustration: Holness, A. 1998. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy openwork buckle plate from Sporle with Palgrave. Paper. 1:1.

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