Record Details

NHER Number:31803
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 2000 and 2018 recovered prehistoric worked flint flints, including Neolithic to Bronze Age scrapers; Iron Age, Roman, Early/Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, a cosmetic mortar, hair pin, tweezers, harness fittings and a finger ring set with a glass intaglio; Early Saxon buckles, a sword pommel and a fitting from a bucket; an Early/Middle Saxon weight, gold mount, and a remarkable Hispano-Visigothic late 6th-early 8th-century buckle plate; Middle Saxon pins and a buckle; Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; a medieval seal matrix, buckle and strap-end; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval furniture fitting, finger ring and coin weight from Antwerp.

Images

  • Early/Middle Saxon Visigothic buckle from NHER 31803  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon sword pommel from NHER 31803  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon buckle from NHER 31803  © Norfolk County Council
  • Roman cosmetic mortar from NHER 31803  © Norfolk County Council
  • Roman unidentified object from NHER 31803  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG20SW
Parish:CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Dunston Close.
Large scatter includes NHER 9749, NHER 20452 and NHER 20453.

1996. Fieldwalking by NAHRG.
Medieval and Roman sherds, worked flint.
Details to come.
Information from [1].
The results of this work are summarised in (S7) and (S8).
E. Rose (NLA), 18 March 1996.

Middle Saxon, Iron Age, post-medieval sherds also found.
See full identifications by A. Rogerson (NLA) in file.

December 2000 to September 2001. Metal-detecting.
Fifty three Roman coins.
Three post-medieval coins.
Post-medieval token and hinge plate.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 February 2002.

July 2002. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman coins.
See list in file with national grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 September 2002.

February 2003. Metal-detecting.
Twelve Roman coins.
Post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 April 2003.

February-March 2003. Metal-detecting.
Five Roman coins.
Post-medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 April 2003.

December 2003. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman coins.
See list in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2004.

December 2003. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 February 2004.

Metal-detecting. Fieldwalking.
Early Neolithic, Beaker and prehistoric flints.
Roman and post-medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2004.

Before 1 November 2006. Metal-detecting.
Twelve Roman and three post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 November 2006.

25 and 27 August 2007. Metal-detecting, site extended to whole field.
19 Roman coins and Romano-British sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 October 2007.

October 13 and 14 2007. Metal-detecting.
One Iron Age and one Roman coin, Romano-British pottery sherd and medieval strap clasp.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 January 2008.

18 January and 1 February 2009. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman coins and Roman brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 March 2009.

16 October 2009. Metal-detecting.
Three Roman and one medieval coin and medieval seal matrix.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 November 2009.

January 2010. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman coins, Romano-British, Middle Saxon and post-medieval sherds, Early Saxon sword pommel (S2) and post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 March 2010.

November 2010. Metal-detecting.
21 Roman and 2 medieval coins, 2 Romano British brooches, remarkable Hispano-Visigothic late 6th- to early 8th-cent. buckle plate (S3).
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 4 January 2011.

December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age, 26 Roman, 1 Middle Saxon and post-medieval coin, Early Saxon, Early Saxon/Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects, Romano British, Middle Saxon and medieval pot sherds.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 25 January 2011.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age and 16 Roman coins, Romano British, Early Saxon (S4) and medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 23 February 2011.

January-November 2011. Metal-detecting. [2].
5 Roman and 1 post-medieval coin.
See lists in file and information from PAS import.
A. Marsden (HES), 16 October 2012.

13 February 2011. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric retouched flint flake, 2 Roman and 1 medieval coin, Romano-British and medieval pot sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 13 April 2011.

28 August & 9-10 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
One Iron Age, eight Roman and one Middle Saxon coin.
Roman and Middle Saxon pot sherds.
Roman (S5) and Middle Saxon metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 October 2011.

16 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade-like flake and 1 flake.
1 Iron Age coin.
28 Roman coins,17 pottery sherds (greyware and Samian scrap), 1 brooch, 1 copper alloy finger ring with glass intaglio, 1 pair of tweezers and 1 miscast cosmetic mortar (S6).
1 Early Saxon buckle plate.
1 Early Saxon/Middle Saxon pottery sherd (handmade).
3 Middle Saxon coins and 1 pottery sherd (pimply Ipswich ware).
1 medieval coin and 2 pottery sherds (unglazed).
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (HES) and other objects by S. Ashley (HES). See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 29 November 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2014.

Before 28 November 2011. Metal-detecting.
Roman military harness pendant (S1).
A. Rogerson (HES), 02 July 2012.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
7 Roman coins.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

June 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

July-August 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
7 Roman coins.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

August 2013. Metal-detecting. [6].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

October 2013. Metal-detecting. [7].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [8].
14 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

April-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [9].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 Iron Age coin.
8 Roman coins and 3 pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

September 2014. Metal-detecting. [10].
9 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2014.

December 2014. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [12].
Neolithic flint scraper.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flake and scraper.
4 Roman coins and 2 pottery sherds.
1 medieval pottery sherd and a buckle.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [13].
3 Roman coins and 7 pottery sherds.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [14].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Roman issue denarius of L. Cassius Longinus).
1 Roman coin.
Early Saxon Crucifrom brooch fragment, a possibly unfinished or miscast side-knob.
Middle Saxon silver gilt pin head (S9), engraved with two back-to-back birds with wings crossed. This object was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2018 T828).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

June 2018. Metal-detecting. [15].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 September 2018.

May 2019. Metal-detecting. [16].
Early/Middle Saxon gold circular domed mount or boss.
Information from PAS import.
The Early/Middle Saxon gold mount was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2019 T999).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 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 (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 63 BC to 30 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 20 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD to 43 AD)
  • 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)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • INTAGLIO (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 71 AD to 71 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 119 AD to 121 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 125 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 145 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 183 AD to 183 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 193 AD to 211 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 208 AD to 208 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 262 AD to 284 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 284 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 284 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 276 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 280 AD to 284 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 322 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 325 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 354 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 383 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 392 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
  • BUCKET (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 411 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 411 AD to 850 AD)
  • SWORD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 411 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 480 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 580 AD to 700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 675 AD? to 700 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 700 AD? to 750 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 750 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 750 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 AD to 1601 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1646 AD to 1649 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Map: Finder's Map..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of Early Saxon sword pommel. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S3>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of an Early/Middle Saxon Visigothic buckle plate. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S4>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of an Early Saxon buckle.. Film. 2:1.
<S5>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a possible Roman copper alloy unidentified object, possibly a weight or mount.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S6>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Roman miscast cosmetic mortar.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S7>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 549.
<S8>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 195.
<S9>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Middle Saxon pin head. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Related records

20453Parent of: Middle Saxon coin and medieval stud (Find Spot)
9749Parent of: Possible undated archaeological site (Monument)
9799Parent of: Roman coin (Find Spot)
20452Parent of: Unidentified object (Find Spot)

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