Record Details

NHER Number:35357
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Iron Age to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1989 and between 2004 and 2015 recovered post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; a Late Saxon/medieval limestone spindle whorl; Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and token and Late Iron Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, a nail cleaner and cosmetic implements; an Early Saxon Frankish belt fitting and a fragment of square-headed brooch; a Middle Saxon pin; a Late Saxon disc brooch; medieval seal matrices and a buckle; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and a post-medieval escutcheon plate, sundial fragment and a book clasp.

Images

  • Romano-British brooch from NHER 35357  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF60SE
Parish:WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description


February 1989. Metal-detecting. KLM Enquiry No: 6929.
Denarius Faustina I Augusta Juno seated right with sceptre RIC A. Pius 363 AD141-161.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA) 12 May 1989.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 April 2000.

March-May 2004. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field.
Roman dragonesque brooch.
Medieval seal matrix.
See list in file with grid references.

January-February 2005. Metal-detecting.
Roman brooch.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 March 2005.

February-March 2005. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
Post-medieval token and escutcheon plate.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2005.

Before 28 February 2005. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon or medieval limestone spindle whorl.
Medieval roof tiles.
Medieval and post-medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 November 2005.

July-August 2006. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and one post-medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2006.

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman, one Middle Saxon and three medieval coins.
Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 October 2006.

May-June 2007. Metal-detecting.
Roman coin and brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 July 2007.

June-July 2007. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman & one post-medieval coin. Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 August 2007.

March-April 2008. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman, one Middle Saxon, one medieval and one post-medieval coin. Romano-British brooch and nail cleaner.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 May 2008.

April-May 2008. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British brooch, Early Saxon brooch and shoe-shaped (Frankish/Kentish) belt stud.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 June 2008.

August-September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Three Roman and one post-medieval coin, Romano-British and medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), October 2009.

January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon disc brooch (S1).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 March 2010.

March-April 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British brooch.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 6 May 2011.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman plate brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
1 post-medieval coin and a sundial fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 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 (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 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

  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 55 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC SET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 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)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1553 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • SUNDIAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

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