Record Details

NHER Number:31812
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1997 and 2016 recovered Roman and medieval coins, medieval and post-medieval tokens, and undated and Roman to Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated spindle whrol, metal working debris and a weight; Roman brooches and a finger rin; an Early Saxon nail, and an unidentified object; Late Saxon finger rings and a personal ornament; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness, nail pendant, seal and an unidentified object; and a post-medieval scabbard, vessel fragment and crotal bell fragment.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 74 18
Map Sheet:TF71NW
Parish:GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 1996. Metal detecting finds. Large scatter including NHER 11257 and NHER 17751. [1].
Roman finger ring.
Late Saxon mount.
Early Saxon staple.
Medieval seal (S1) and belt mount.
Post medieval metal objects.
Ten Roman coins.
One post medieval token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), March 1996.

September 1997. Metal detecting finds. [2].
Roman coins.
Medieval coin.
Roman Hod Hill brooch.
Medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 November 1997.

December 2015-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
19 Roman coins, and a Colchester brooch.
Late Saxon finger rings.
Post-medieval crotal bell fragment.
The following find is not recorded on the PAS database:
28 Roman coins.
See list in file for 12153.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Undated)
  • 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)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 273 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 273 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 318 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 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)
  • NAIL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Article in Serial: Geake, H., Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 1999. Medieval Seal Matrices from Norfolk, 1996-1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 353-358. no 71, p 357.

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17751Parent of: Roman pottery and medieval brick (Find Spot)
11257Parent of: Roman ring (Find Spot)

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