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Record Details

NHER Number:33820
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

A Middle Bronze Age palstave and dagger; Roman coins, brooches and other metal objects; an Early Saxon bracelet and brooch; a Middle Saxon brooch; Late Saxon coins, hooked tags and stirrup fragments; a Late Saxon coin; medieval and post medieval coins, buckles, mounts and other metalwork and post-medieval jettons and tokens were recovered during metal-detecting between 1998 and 2009.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG04SW
Parish:BLAKENEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

September 1998. Metal detecting finds. [1]
7 Roman coins.
Late Saxon coin of Aethelred II, AD 978 to 1016.
Also a wide range of medieval coins and metalwork, including rings, weights, seals, buckles and mounts.
See list and coin form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 11 September 1998.

September 1998.
Medieval silver finger ring.
Disclaimed as Treasure and returned to finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 June 2000.

August 2000. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours. Field 22.
Roman coin.
8 medieval coins.
13 post medieval coins.
Possible Roman furniture stud and bracelet.
Early Saxon bracelet, made of gilded copper alloy.
Late Saxon hooked tags.
Medieval strap ends, buckles, brooches, and mounts.
Post medieval seals, buckles and other metalwork.
Undatable metal finds.
See lists in file.
Further information from PAS download.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2001.

August 2001. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 17.
Find recorded on the PAS database [2]:
Post-medieval gold finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
Other finds identified by NLA:
8 Roman coins.
24 medieval coins.
35 post medieval coins.
Middle Bronze Age palstave and dagger hilt.
Roman brooches and mount.
Possible Early Saxon mount.
Medieval brooches, buckles, strap ends and other metalwork.
Post medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists and digitised images in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 June 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 May 2020.

September 2002. Metal detecting. Field 18.
2 Roman, 16 medieval and 23 post medieval coins.
4 post medieval tokens and 15 jettons.
Late Saxon stirrup mount.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds, including buckles, mounts and strap ends.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2003.

2003.
Very fine Middle Saxon/Late Saxon nummular brooch purchased by [3].
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 January 2004.

5 September 2004. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 23.
One Roman, twelve medieval and fourteen post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 February 2006.

Summer 2005. Metal detecting, finders' field 31B.
4 medieval and 5 post medieval coins.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file and CD.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 September 2006.

17 August 2009. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 12.
One Late Saxon, twelve medieval and eighteen post-medieval coins.
Four medieval and five post-medieval jettons and five post-medieval tokens.
Fragment of Bronze Age socketed axehead.
Roman? copper alloy dodecahedron.
Early Saxon trefoil headed brooch.
Late Saxon hooked tag.
Medieval seal matrix, bar mount, twelve buckles, two buckle plates, two clasp plates and folding clasps, six belt mounts, a hinged clasp, hooked suspension mount, copper alloy skimmer, ten strap ends, a vessel foot, two strap loops, a suspension loop and suspension mount.
Medieval/post-medieval book clasp, hooked tag, pilgrim badge?, strap-end and a vessel foot and leg.
Post-medieval buckle, two belt mounts, two cloth seals, a discoidal weight and a coin weight.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES), metal objects by I. Riddler.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 2009 and A. Beckham (HES), 12 January 2012.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 20.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [4]:
DT082015 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours, I. Riddler or A. Marsden:
Details to follow.
Also see (S1) for details of low grade material recovered from this field and Discovery Tours fields 21 and 22.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2015.

Monument Types

  • 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

  • HARNESS (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • DAGGER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DODECAHEDRON (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon to Medieval - 950 AD? to 1099 AD?)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SKIMMER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STAMP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAINER (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)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1285 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD? to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1352 AD to 1353 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1362 AD to 1376 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1373 AD to 1415 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1380 AD? to 1497 AD?)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1438 AD to 1481 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1584 AD?)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1529 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1531 AD to 1544 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BADGE (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 WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DOOR FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • EWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GAMING PIECE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SKILLET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1551 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1636 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1675 AD to 1675 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999. p 58; No 117.
---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Treasure Annual Report 2001. p 78; No 145.
---Photograph: Riddler, I.. 2005. Digital photographs of Discovery Tours finds, Summer 2005. CD.
---Photograph: JGJ 9, 10, medieval ring..
---Photograph: JGJ 11, 12, bronze pendant..
---Photograph: JHE.
---Photograph: 2004. KTZ 19-21, Middle/Late Saxon nummular brooch..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2015. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Fields 19, 20 and 21.

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