Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3691 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds |
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Summary
In the 1950s and 1960s a Roman coin and several Roman pottery sherds were recovered from this location. Subsequent metal detecting in 1988-89 and 2000 discovered a post medieval clothier’s/weaver’s seal, a medieval forked buckle, a Roman military strap distributor and lead steelyard weight and a post medieval rowel spur with moulded decoration.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 86 22 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF82SE |
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| Parish: | WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1951.
Roman coin found.
1968.
Roman sherds found.
1988-89. Found with metal detector.
Roman coins and metalwork.
Medieval-post medieval metalwork.
Late Saxon object.
Iron Age and medieval sherds.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 23 August 1990.
Part of large scatter NHER 30983.
Before 16 March 2000. Metal detecting.
Post medieval disc from a lead cloth seal, stamped with a relief '32'(?) on one face and with possible tiny letters on the other. Probably a 16th to 18th century clothier's or weaver's seal.
Undatable irregular lead weight, sub-circular and plano-convex with an off-centre, slightly flaring perforation. Parital groove around the perforation on the base. Weighs 40-45g (1.43oz).
Identified by H. M. Geake (NCM).
Information from member of the public [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 June 2000.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- VESSEL (Undated)
- WEIGHT (Undated)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STUD (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)
- WRITING AND DRAWING EQUIPMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 SE 1. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Weasenham St Peter [2]. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
Related records
| 30983 | Related to: Multi-period objects and pottery sherds, Great Close (Find Spot) |
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