Record Details

NHER Number:42716
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal detecting recovered a range of objects, including Roman coins, part of a Roman brooch, part of an Early Saxon silver sword pommel, medieval and post medieval objects. A piece of Roman pottery was found by chance in 2006.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF91NW
Parish:MILEHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

TheBefore late August 2005. Metal detecting.
Fourteen Roman coins.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 November 2005.

Before 1 April 2006. Metal detecting.
Eight Roman and two medieval coins, post medieval token and jettons.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 Septeber 2006.

Before 28 April 2006. Chance find.
One body sherd of coarse Roman grey ware weighing 19.9g.
E. Darch (NLA), 2 May 2006.

Before 4 November 2006. Metal detecting.
20 Roman, 3 medieval and 1 post medieval coins.
Roman metal objects.
Early Saxon silver sword pommel cap.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon and medieval/post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
The Early Saxon sword pommel was submitted as potential Treasure and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.204).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 February 2007. P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.

Before 1 July 2007. Metal detecting.
6 Roman and 1 medieval coin, Romano-British, Early Saxon and post medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 September 2007.

Before 1 April 2008. Metal detecting.
24 Roman, 1 medieval and 1 post medieval coin, Romano-British, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 May 2008.

Silver gilt sword pommel cap discovered October 2006 and reported as Treasure case 2007 T9, declared Treasure and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum.
See (S1) for details.
E. Darch (NLA) 9 June 2008.

July - August 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Early Neolithic blade (patinated pale grey, brownish flint, broken at distal end).
1 Roman/Early Saxon military strap end (amphorea shaped).
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd (unglazed) and 1 thimble.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead ?sword pommel/unidentifed object cap.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 lead trade weight (2oz).
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins 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), 3 April 2014.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SWORD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SWORD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SWORD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 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)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NAIL (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)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. pp 100 and 233; No 176; Fig 176.
---Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Article in Serial: Clayton, P.. 2009. The Art Fund and Antiquities (2008 - 2009 Review).. Minerva. September/October Issue, p 38.

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