Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11798 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and Middle Saxon to medieval finds |
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Summary
A fragment of Middle Saxon pottery found in 1976. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2019 recovered Late Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount and Anglo-Scandinavian disc brooch; a medieval seal matrix and mount; and a medieval/post-medieval silver pin.
Images
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41NE |
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| Parish: | MARTHAM, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1976. On ploughed surface, close to side of footpath. [1].
Ipswich ware body sherd, hard grey pimply fabric.
Possibly brought in with material dumped to consolidate path.
See (S1).
R.J. Rickett (NAU) 9 May 1990.
January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian disc brooch.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 February 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 April 2017.
March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.
July 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the field to the east of the north-south path. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval incomplete gilded silver ball-headed pin.
Information from PAS Import.
The medieval/post-medieval silver pin was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2017 T630), and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 September 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.
November 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval mount (S2).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.
September 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
1 medieval coin and a seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.
October 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Late Iron Age coin, a silver unit of the Iceni.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 30 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 360 AD to 361 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 675 AD to 710 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1191 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- PIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1564 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 14. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 41 NE 14. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a medieval mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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