Record Details

NHER Number:39871
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal detecting between 2003 and 2018 recovered Roman pottery sherds, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, a medieval jetton; as well as Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman nail cleaner, strap end and strap fitting; an Early Saxon girdle hanger, and tweezers; a Middle Saxon pin; a Middle/Late Saxon strap-end; a Late Saxon unidentified object; Late Saxon/medieval unidentified gold object; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval ampulla, brooch, key and hyarness pendant; a medieval/post-medieval weight; and a post-medieval cloth seal and coin weight.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG13SW
Parish:LITTLE BARNINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2003.

February - March 2004. Metal detecting. Site extended to whole field.
Six Roman, three medieval and three post medieval coins.
Medieval jetton, medieval token.
Roman sherd.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 April 2004.

April-May 2004. Metal detecting.
One medieval jetton.
Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 May 2004.

These include a piece of Roman pottery, a Roman military mount, an Early Saxon girdle hanger and part of a medieval ampulla from Walsingham.
M. Dennis (NLA), 26 April 2006.

August - September 2006. Metal detecting. North end of field.
Two post medieval coins.
Early Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 October 2006.

February - March 2007. Metal detecting.
Romano-British, Middle Saxon and post medieval metal objects.
1 medieval coin.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 April 2007.

January 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018.

December 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon/medieval composite gold unidentified object with fragments of glass and possibly gem settings.
Information from PAS Import.
The Late Saxon/medieval gold unidentified object was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2019 T203).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • AMPULLA (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)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (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 (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1619 AD to 1625 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. p 124; No 255; Fig 255.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Photograph: 2003. KTX 3, Early Saxon girdle hanger fragment..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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