Record Details

NHER Number:33342
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1997 and 2015 recovered Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, including a Roman coin pierced during the Roman or Early Saxon period; a medieval/post-medieval jetton and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch, cockerel figurine and possible Roman copper alloy ring; an Early Saxon brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon brooch and pin; a Late Saxon strap-end; medieval strap fittings, a furniture fitting and a strap-end and a post-medieval cloth seal, chafing dish fragment and weight.

Images

  • Post-medieval chafing dish from NHER 33342  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Saxon brooch from NHER 33342  © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British plate brooch from NHER 33342  © Norfolk County Council
  • Roman ring from NHER 33342  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF60NE
Parish:SHOULDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1997. Metal detector find. [1 and 2].
3rd century coin.
Stephen penny.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 18 July 1997. See list in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 2 April 1997.

1998. Metal detecting. [3].
Roman/Early Saxon Pierced Roman coin. Polaroid taken by NCM.
Identified by H. M. Geake (NCM) 1998. Coin looks 4th century - A. Rogerson (NLA).
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1998.

Before March 1998. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 26 February 2020.

Before July 1999. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age coin.
1 Roman coin and a cockerel figurine (S1).
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
See list in file and Polaroid (S1).
See [4].
A. Beckham (HES), 4 February 2020.

Before 20 September 2004. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
Part of Early Saxon great square headed brooch (S2).
Late Saxon strap end.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 February 2005.

February-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins and plate brooch.
?Roman copper alloy ring.
Middle/Late Saxon pin and brooch.
Medieval strap fittings, a furniture fitting and a strap-end.
2 post-medieval coins, a cloth seal, chafing dish fragment and weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.

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 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

  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 68 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1307 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1570 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1504 AD to 1505 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CHAFING DISH (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1581 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1750 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---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. Polaroid No. 1069.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2004. Drawing of an Early Saxon great square-headed brooch.. Film. 2:1.

Related records - none

Find out more...

Norfolk County Council logo Heritage Lottery Fund logo

Powered by HBSMR-web and the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd, and mojoPortal CMS
© 2007 - 2024 Norfolk Historic Environment Service