Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28743 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a number of finds dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval period. These include an ancient copper alloy copy of an Iron Age gold coin made in the west of Britain, a 13th century buckle plate depicting a dragon, a coin weight for gold angel made between 1461 and 1603 and a lead cloth seal of the Norwich Weavers' Company made between 1650 and 1705. Medieval and post medieval coins and jettons including a French billon coin were also found.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF83NE |
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| Parish: | NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Metal detecting finds.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM) and S. Margeson (NCM).
Bronze stater, originally gold plated? Ancient forgery of Dobunnic stater of 43-45 AD. Weight 4.13g. Faint remains of 'tree' emblem on reverse. As (S1). To be photographed.
Coin weight for gold angel 1461 to 1603.
Henry VII groat, facing bust type 3c. London mint 1485 to 1509.
Henry VIII 2nd coinage groat 1526 to 1544.
Gilt 13th century buckle plate with sunken field containing low relief, dragon with tail ending in loop.
14th century ring brooch in very good condition. Pin with rectangular 'boss' near looped head. Ring is slightly facetted. Pin looped over ring (no narrow bar).
French billon coin, John V, Duke or Brittany 1399 to 1442. Pierced for suspension. Weight 2.53g.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 December 1991.
September 1992. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval coin and jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 November 1992.
Before 17 September 2002. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval coins.
See lists in file.
Lead cloth seal; NO / RW.. within polygonal pelletd border // LG.. / BA.. / B(E)..
(Norwich Weavers' Company 1650 to 1705).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 November 2002.
Before 19 November 2002. Metal detecting.
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
One medieval and one post medieval jetton.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2003.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to 19th Century - 800 BC to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (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)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (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 WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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> | Monograph: Van Arsdell, R.. 1989. Celtic Coinage in Britain.. 1140-1143. |
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