Record Details

NHER Number:39542
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2014 recovered a Neolithic scraper; a post-medieval pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and token and undated, Late Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated unidentified copper alloy object; a Late Iron Age scabbard mount with a curving spiral design; Roman brooches; Early Saxon brooches and a girdle hanger; a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount and strap-end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, copper alloy vessel fragments and thimbles; medieval seal matrices, harness pendants, a balance arm, knife or dagger pommel, standing weight, key, copper alloy ring, book mount and horse harness mount; a medieval/post-medieval weight and purse bar frame and post-medieval crotal bells, cloth seals, a nut-cracker arm and pewter vessel fragment.

Images

  • Medieval seal matrix from NHER39542  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 10 21
Map Sheet:TG12SW
Parish:GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2002. Metal detecting. Field 15.
1 Roman, 17 medieval and 6 post medieval coins. 2 post medieval jettons.
?Iron Age, Early Saxon, medieval, and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2003.

September 2003. Field 20.
1 Roman, 6 medieval and 1 post medieval coins.
1 post medieval jetton.
Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 July 2004.

September 2004. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 20.
Five medieval coins.
Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists n file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 February 2006.

9 September 2005. Finders' Field 47.
Only find: Edward I penny, continental copy, diameter 19mm, weight 1.2g, c.1290.
Identified by C. Bailey.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 September 2006.

February 2006. Metal detecting, finders' Field 16.
Late prehistoric/Neolithic flint scraper.
3 medieval and 3 post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 November 2006.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 10. [1].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Medieval seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified for Discovery Tours by A. Marsden and I. Riddler:
Details to follow.
For additional low grade finds not recorded by HES see S1 in file for NHER 7441.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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

  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1190 AD to 1204 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1333 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (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)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (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)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1561 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1579 AD to 1579 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Map: Finder's Map..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2014. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13.

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