Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30113 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2018 recovered Roman, medieval, and post-medieval coins, post-medieval jettons and a post-medieval token, and undated, Bronze Age, Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undatable and Bronze Age metalworking residue, a Late Bronze Age socketed axe; an Iron Age to Roman toggle; a Roman brooch, bracelet, and buckle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, medieval mounts and a coin weight; a medieval/post-medieval coin weight and rivet; and post-medieval thimbles, a furniture fitting and a crotal bell fragment.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 70 41 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74SW |
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| Parish: | RINGSTEAD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1993. Metal detecting.
Two medieval coins. See list in file.
Medieval trefoil-shaped buckle plate, with three domed rivets and engraved borders, gilded.
Medieval strap end made of three plates, elaborate trefoil terminal; engraved chevrons on fragment of front plate. Two rivets.
16th century openwork hooked tag fragment. Figure-of-eight knot; attachment loop. Hook missing.
Early post medieval back plate for drawer handle.
Identified J. Davies (NCM) and S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 November 1993.
October 1993. Metal detecting. [2].
Fragment Late Bronze Age socketed axe, (S1).
Fragment molten bronze.
Iron Age/Roman toggle.
Found together at [1].
Roman, medieval, post medieval coins. See list in file.
Roman Dolphin brooch.
Roman buckle.
Medieval/Post medieval coin weight.
See descriptions of these three in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 December 1993.
The Iron Age/Roman toggle mentioned above (previously wrongly identified as a Bronze Age object) is late Iron Age or Roman Hod Hill toggle, diameter 12.5mm and length 20.5mm.
Identified by the British Museum.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 April 1994.
May 1996. Metal detecting.
Two medieval coins.
See list in file.
Medieval ? belt mount, circular, washer-like, slightly off-centre circular hole. Ring of twelve small round punches. Diameter 16.5mm
Probably medieval ?belt or harness? mount. Conical with central hole and 2 ear-like projections each pierced horizontally by circular hole.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
English coin weight, 1421-71. For a noble. Uniface, circular, with fleur-de-lis and crown marks. 5.58g.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 June 1996.
March 1997. Metal detecting. [2].
Three medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 May 1997.
December 2007 - January 2008. Metal detecting.
17th century token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 February 2008.
The southern field boundary has been removed, amalgamating this parcel of land with the field covered by NHER 29197. All new surface finds are recorded under NHER 61386.
H. Hamilton (HES), 13 September 2016.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to 19th Century - 2350 BC to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- TOGGLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TOGGLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe.. Film. 1:1. |
Related records
| 61386 | Related to: Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds (Find Spot) |
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