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Record Details

NHER Number:	14104
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Fieldwalking in 1977 and metal-detecting between 1997 and 2022 recovered Roman, Late Saxon/medieval, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and token and a range of other, Late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman cosmetic mortar and potentially votive miniature harness fitting; a Roman brooch, strap mount, cosmetic pestle, nail cleaner and copper alloy possible furniture nail or stud; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval silver brooch boss and medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval silver and gold finger rings); a medieval key, harness mount, coin weight, copper alloy and lead seal matrices and silver crucifix pendant; a medieval/post-medieval key, book clasp and copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval mounts, crotal bells, spur fragments, a coin weight, furniture escutcheon plate and lead cloth seal.

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Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TM19SE
Parish:	LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1977. [1].
On eastern part of ploughed field (rest not examined).
Roman coarse ware, late medieval/early post medieval sherds.

November 1997. Metal detecting. [2].
3 medieval coins and 1 post medieval coin.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM) 1997.
See coin sheets in file.
K. Sussams (NCM), 13 May 1999.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. Finders Field 4. [3].
Roman cosmetic pestle, nail cleaner and copper alloy unusual possible furniture nail or stud.
5 medieval coins, buckles and a coin weight.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, a button, buckle and furniture escutcheon plate.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Iron Age/Roman cosmetic mortar.
7 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins, a buckle, a harness pendant and a silver foliate boss from an annular brooch.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, mounts and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver brooch boss was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016 T824) and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017 and 3 April 2017.

July-August 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Iron Age/Roman miniature harness fitting terret ring, possibly votive (S1).
10 Roman coins, 4 pottery sherds, a plate brooch and strap mount.
2 Late Saxon coins.
Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd.
30 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds, buckles (including an example with a scallop shell-shaped terminal (S2) (S3)), a scabbard chape, key, and a silver gilt crucifix pendant with a figure of Christ carved in relief on the front.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles, a button, book clasp, key, copper alloy vessel fragments and silver finger ring
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token, 2 pottery sherds, buckles, strap mounts, crotal bells, spur fragments, a button and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver gilt crucifix pendant and the medieval/post-medieval silver finger ring were both submitted as possible Treasure (Refs: 2017 T734 and 2017 T740 respectively). The pendant was declared Treasure at inquest and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.1). The finger ring was disclaimed and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
10 Roman pottery sherds.
1 medieval pottery sherd, copper alloy and lead seal matrices and a gilded silver annular brooch.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
Post-medieval silver finger ring and a gilded silver button.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval gilded silver annular brooch, post-medieval silver finger ring and post-medieval gilded silver button were all disclaimed as possible Treasure (Refs: 2018 T830, 2018 T831 and 2018 T829 respectively) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 May 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024.

October 2019-January 2020. Metal-detecting. [7].
19 Roman pottery sherds and a combed box flue tile fragment.
2 medieval pottery sherds and a silver cruciform pendant.
7 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
This pendant was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T206) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

August-November 2020. Metal-detecting. [8].
12 Roman pottery sherds and a tegula fragment.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
3 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024 and 14 April 2024.

April-October 2022. Metal-detecting. [8].
3 Roman pottery sherds.
3 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval gold finger ring with internal posy inscription.
Information from PAS import.
This gold ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2022 T1135).
P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2024.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 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

HARNESS PENDANT (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 150 BC to 50 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Late Iron Age to Roman - 50 BC to 200 AD)
COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 200 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 200 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
POT (Roman - 75 AD to 100 AD)
POT (Roman - 75 AD to 100 AD)
COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 192 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 160 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 101 AD to 102 AD)
COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 138 AD)
POT (Roman - 120 AD to 180 AD)
POT (Roman - 120 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 180 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 141 AD to 141 AD)
POT (Roman - 150 AD to 200 AD)
COIN (Roman - 196 AD to 211 AD)
COIN (Roman - 200 AD to 250 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 271 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 324 AD)
COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 326 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 997 AD to 1003 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 997 AD to 1003 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 997 AD to 1003 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 1029 AD to 1036 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1074 AD to 1077 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD? to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD? to 1194 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1195 AD to 1205 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1195 AD? to 1205 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1195 AD? to 1230 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1210 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD? to 1210 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1207 AD? to 1210 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1213 AD to 1215 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1222 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1242 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1279 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD? to 1272 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1294 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD? to 1289 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1550 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD? to 1343 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD? to 1343 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD? to 1343 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD? to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD? to 1351 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1461 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD? to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1352 AD? to 1353 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1399 AD to 1471 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD? to 1461 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1435 AD? to 1460 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1445 AD to 1454 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1470 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1500 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1550 AD? to 1600 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1560 AD to 1675 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1580 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1654 AD to 1654 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1680 AD to 1820 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2018. Drawing of an Iron Age mini terret. Film. 2:1.
<S2>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2018. Drawing of a medieval buckle. Film. 2:1.
<S3>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2018. Drawing of a medieval buckle. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

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