Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4544 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1990 and 2000 recovered Roman, Late Saxon and medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age palstave fragment and spearhead or rapier fragment; an Iron Age, Roman or Early Saxon ring; a Roman brooch, toilet article, finger-ring and scabbard chape; Early Saxon brooches; Middle Saxon pins and a brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon strap-end; a Late Saxon hooked tag and bell; medieval brooches, buckles, strap-ends, a scabbard chape, possible book mount, stud, iron belt fitting, disc, furniture or casket key and silver pendant in the shape of a cross; a medieval/post-medieval trade weight and post-medieval harness or furniture bosses and a buckle.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70NE |
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| Parish: | BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
4 Roman coins [1].
Silver denarius of Domitilla
Ob. DIVA DOMITILLA AVGVSTA
Rev. FORTVNA ANGVST RIC II p.124 No.71 R4.
3 others 1 ?3rd century Alexandrian mint, 1 ?late 3rd early 4th century, 1 ?Greek mint Roman date ?all four collectors pieces, discarded.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
March 1990. Metal detecting
Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon metalwork. Late Saxon to medieval coins.
See (S2) and (S3).
A. Rogerson (NAU) 16 May 1990.
January 1999. Metal detecting finds.
2 medieval coins.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap-end.
Medieval buckle and strap end.
See lists in file.
A.Rogerson (NLA) 27 February 1999.
Before July 1999. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon brooch and pin. See Polaroids (S4).
Medieval brooch and furniture or casket key.
See list in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 February 2020.
Before 15 November 1999. Metal detecting.
5 medieval coins.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA) 26 May 2000.
October 1999 to February 2000. Metal detecting.
16 metal objects, including 3 Early Saxon brooches.
See (S1).
K. Hinds, (NLA) 27 July 2000.
See (S1), (S2) and (S3) in file.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 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 (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
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SCABBARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- BELL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 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)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (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. 2000. Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999. pp 74-75; No 172. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 70 NE 19. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Photograph: 2000. KST 35-36, Romano British military chape.. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Beechamwell. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: FNQ10-11, FTP 12-19, 31-2. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2001. Ancient jewellery is treasure trove. 13 September. |
| <S3> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| <S4> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. Polaroid Nos. 10607 and 10608. |
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