Record Details
| NHER Number: | 39953 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | 17th century gold finger ring, multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting on this site between 2003 and 2008 has recovered a collection of coins and objects from the Roman, medieval and post medieval periods. This includes a retouched late prehistoric flint flake, as well as a beautiful inscribed gold finger ring from the 17th century.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30NW |
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| Parish: | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October - November 2003. Metal detecting in small field.
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
Seven post medieval tokens.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects including weights.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 December 2003.
November - December 2003. Metal detecting.
One medieval and five post medieval coins.
Five post medieval tokens, jetton and coin weight.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2004.
October - November 2005. Metal detecting.
One medieval and eight post medieval coins.
Roman brooch.
Post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2005.
November - December 2005. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch.
Post medieval coin, jetton, tokens and metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 January 2006.
January 2006. Metal detecting.
Medieval or post medieval token, post medieval coins, tokens and jetton.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 February 2006.
February - March 2006. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flint retouched flake.
Roman sherd.
Two Roman and post medieval coins, tokens and jetton.
Post medieval gold finger ring, 17th century, weights 1.16g, considered for Treasure.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists and Treasure report on gold ring (S1) in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2006 and E. Darch (NLA), 21 June 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2020.
April - May 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval strap clasp fragment, 1 lead pendant and 1 two-part strap end.
1 medieval/post-medieval vessel leg and 1 strap-end (unusually large).
3 post-medieval coins, 3 tokens, 2 buckles, 4 lead weights, 1 casket key, 1 hooked tag, 1 furniture fitting, 1 candle snuffer handle fragment, 2 lead cloth seals and 1 lead bale seal.
1 undatable ring and 1 unidentifed object fragment.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 June 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014
July - August 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Early Neolithic flint blade (patinated, pale grey, ?fine retouch on right distal edge).
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval thimble.
6 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 2 jettons, 1 button (unusual), 2 buckle frames (inc 1 tinned), 1 casket key and 1 ?bullion weight.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 September 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- RING (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHAFING DISH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 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 to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- APOTHECARY WEIGHT (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)
- CANDLE SNUFFER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CHAFING DISH (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)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (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)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 156; No 772. |
| --- | 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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Ashley, S.J. and Rudoe, J.. 2006. Amended treasure report for Postwick, Norfolk: gold posy ring (2006 T188). |
Related records - none
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