Record Details

NHER Number:33104
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Bronze Age object fragment, Iron Age pottery sherds, Roman to post medieval objects

Summary

Metal detecting between 1997 and 2001 recovered a number of objects from the Roman to post medieval periods, as well as a number of Iron Age pottery sherds and the tip of a Bronze Age palstave or socketed axehead.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 24 01
Map Sheet:TG20SW
Parish:STOKE HOLY CROSS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 9 Janauary 1996. Metal-detecting.
11 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval token.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 9 January 1996. See lists in file [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2019.

1997. Metal detector finds.
Roman four coins.
Post medieval trader's token.
Medieval/post medieval two bronze studs.
Medieval gilded bronze buckle plate fragment.
See details in file.

Fourteen Roman coins.
One post medieval farthing token.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 8 April 1997.

Tip of palstave or socketed axe, Middle Bronze Age or Late Bronze Age. Polaroid (S1) in file.
Head and part of shaft of bronze pin, Roman.
Bronze annular brooch, medieval.
Small bronze circular brooch, moulded face and pin [illegible], medieval.
Purse bar fragment - end knob, polyhedral - Late medieval.
Lead trade weight, CIIR - Charles II (1660-85), post medieval.
Stud, possibly gilded, possibly Roman.
Circular bronze stud with concentric circle decoration containing enamel - Roman.
Trompetenmeister harness or belt fitting, 1st/2nd century.
Bronze ?key handle - Roman. Drawing (S2) in file.
Brass finger ring with square decorated bezel - ?Late medieval.
Gilded bronze mount/pendant - ?Late medieval.
Cast bronze end plate from knife - post medieval.
Details in file.
Compiled by V. Fryer (NCM), 9 April 1997.

1998. Surface finds.
41 sherds Iron Age pottery.
Identified by N. Hutcheson (NAU) September 1998.
See report in file.
In NCM. [2]
Compiled by K. Sussams (NCM), 23 October 1998.

Early 1998. Metal detecting.
Seven Roman coins.
Roman, medieval, post medieval and undatable finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 2001.

April/May 2001. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
Two medieval coins.
Two post medieval coins.
Roman, ?Early Saxon and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 June 2001.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • WHETSTONE (Unknown date)
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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)
  • FLUE TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RIVET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2>Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

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