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Record Details

NHER Number:40860
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2019 recovered a prehistoric flint flake; Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval/post-medieval jetton and Roman and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, a strap fitting, and a bracelet fragment; Early Saxon brooches; a Middle-Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon openwork strap end; Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weights; medieval harness pendants, scabbard chapes, seal matrices, a lead pot mend and harness mount; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar fragment and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval hooked book clasp, buckle, white metal bell and lion's head collar from a vessel handle.

Images

  • Medieval scabbard from NHER 40860 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 39 11
Map Sheet:TG31SE
Parish:ACLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Prehistoric flint retouched flake.
2 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 medieval buckle frame.
1 post-medieval book mount, 1 whittle-tang knife shoulder bolster, 1 grey alloy clapper bell fragment, 1 seal matrix and 1 furniture ?binding.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 October 2004. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014

January-February 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval vessel handle (in form of stylised Lion's head).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

March-April 2007. Metal-detecting.
5 Roman coins.
2 medieval thimbles.
1 medieval/post-medieval weight (3oz).
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and 1 bridle boss (umbonate).
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 May 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

January-February 2009. Metal-detecting.
27 Roman, 7 medieval & 1 post-medieval coin, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval & post-medieval metal finds, Roman, ?Early Saxon, medieval & medieval/post-medieval sherds, medieval/post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 February 2009.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval sherds, 2 medieval coins, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 March 2011.

July-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Medieval cast copper alloy sword chape, lead weight and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval scabbard chape.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 Roman coins.
Late Saxon/medieval lead weight.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weight.
Medieval lead ?weight and a harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

December 2016-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
3 Roman coins and a pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

August 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman bracelet fragment and strap-slide or fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 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 (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 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

  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BOW AND FANTAIL BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DOLPHIN BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 81 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CRUCIFORM BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CRUCIFORM BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SMALL LONG BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1525 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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