Record Details

NHER Number:24879
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period metal finds

Summary

Metal detecting has recovered a wide range of metal objects dating from the Roman to the post medieval period. These include a Roman copper alloy coin, a medieval arrowhead, medieval and post medieval coins, and an early medieval copper alloy buckle.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 01 13
Map Sheet:TG01SW
Parish:DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

6 September 1988. Metal detecting. On stubble field belonging to Grange Farm.
Two medieval groats.
See press cutting (S1).

November 1988. Metal detecting,. East of farm track.
Roman coin, medieval to post medieval coins and metalwork.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 30 November 1988.

August 1989. Metal detecting. Both sides of farm track.
Medieval to post medieval coins and metalwork, and pottery.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Miligan (NCM), 15 September 1989.

1992. Metal detecting.
Medieval key.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 23 December 1992.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ARROWHEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LOCKING MECHANISM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NUT CRACKERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Rare coins found on Norfolk farm. 13 February.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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