Record Details
| NHER Number: | 39972 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Undated, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting between 2003 and 2023 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, undated and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undateable lead weight; a Roman handle from a folding knife and gold possible finger ring; a Late Saxon stirrup mount, harness link and unidentified gold object; a medieval buckle, harness pendant and coin weight; a medieval/post medieval coin weight and silver unidentified object (possibly a reliquary pendant) and a post-medieval dress fastener eye plate, copper alloy weight and silver dress hook.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG13SW |
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| Parish: | LITTLE BARNINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| PLUMSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-June 2003. Metal-detecting.
Found in small area at [1]:
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon stirrup mount (S1).
Medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 December 2003.
October/November 2004. Metal detecting.
Undatable lead weight.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post medieval coin weight.
Post-medieval copper alloy weight.
See lists in file.
Site extended to field centred [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 15 December 2004.
April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and an eye plate from a dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
H. Mellor (HES), 11 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 11 March 2020.
December 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon composite gold unidentified object with fragments of glass and possibly gem settings.
Information from PAS Import.
This gold object was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2019 T203) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum.
Previously recorded under NHER 39871.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 February 2024 and 4 March 2024.
January 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval silver unidentified object of flat drop-shaped form (possibly part of a reliquary pendant). Post-medieval silver dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval/post-medieval silver unidentified object and post-medieval silver dress hook were both disclaimed as Treasure (Refs: 2019 T240 and 2019 T241 respectively) and returned to the finders.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.
April-May 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon harness link of unusual form.
Medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 September 2019.
August 2020. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman gold possible finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This gold possible finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T1039) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.
September 2023. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman handle from folding knife.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 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
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1485 AD to 1500 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
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