Record Details

NHER Number:34992
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal detecting between 1997 and 2017 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds, medieval coins and a jetton, and Bronze Age, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval annular brooch, box mount, and furniture fitting; a medieval/post-medieval weight, candlestick socket, thimble, and spoon fragment, and a post-medieval book fitting, and seal matrix.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG12NW
Parish:SALLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1997 to January 1998. Metal detecting. [1].
Middle Bronze Age palstave fragment, (S1).
Medieval/post medieval candlestick socket.
Two medieval coins.
See lists in file.

April to May 1998. Metal detecting.
Five medieval coins.

August to September 1998.
Two medieval coins and post medieval seal matrix.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 July 1999.

March to April 2000. Metal detecting. [2].
Two medieval coins. Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
Post medieval convex circular button with decoration made up of stamped circles, and integral pierced lug on reverse. 17th century.
Post medieval Trader's farthing token. Obverse: *SAMVELL.CONNYE.OF around a cockerel. Reverse: *GODMANCHESTER around the initials S.C. Mitchiner, Huntingdonshire nunber 14. Both copper alloy. Identified by H. Geake (NCM).
K. Hinds (NLA), 22 June 2000.

October 2001. Metal detecting.
Two medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 December 2001.

July-August 2002. Metal-detecting. In field called Dunkirk.
1 Roman pottery sherd (Greyware bowl rim).
1 medieval coin and 1 silver brooch (annular).
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashey (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 September 2002.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 13 March 2014.

October 2002. Metal-detecting.
3 medieval coins, 2 jettons, 2 composite three-peice strap-ends, 1 belt mount and 1 buckle frame.
1 ?medieval pottery sherd (unglazed, reduced).
1 medieval/post-medieval thimble/sewing ring.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 November 2002.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 13 March 2014.

February - March 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval buckle frame.
2 medieval/post-medieval lead weights (inc 1; 1oz).
2 post-medieval belt mounts.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 April 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 13 March 2014.

September-Octpber 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin and post-medieval book clasp.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 5 November 2010.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BUTTON (Undated)
  • COIN (Undated)
  • TOKEN (Undated)
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2003. Treasure Annual Report 2002. p 77; No 69; Fig 69.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Holness, A.. 1998. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave.. Paper. 1:1.

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