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Record Details

NHER Number:	44106
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Late Iron Age/Roman to post-medieval find scatter

Summary

Metal-detecting between 2005 and 2019 recovered Roman, Middle Saxon, medeival and post-medieval coins, a medieval jetton; aswell as undated, Late Iron Age/Roman, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated casting waste and a ring; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman bracelets, a brooch, furniture fitting, ring, and strap fitting; an Early Saxon wrist clasp, and brooch; a Middle Saxon pin; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, key and brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval brooch, harness mount, key, pot mend, and weight; medieval/post-medieval scabbard chapes and a stylus; and post-medieval harness mounts, a belt mount, rotary key, a hinge, and a sword belt fitting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TF 66 02
Map Sheet:	TF60SE
Parish:	WEST DEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 6 July 2005. Metal-detecting.
Roman Colchester two piece brooch.
See description and (S1) in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 1 February 2006.

Before February 2008. Metal-detecting.
Roman bracelet, furniture fitting, strap slide, Early Saxon wrist clasp, brooch, Late Saxon stirrup strap mount (S1), key, medieval key, pot mend, buckle, weight and post-medieval belt mount, harness boss, a sceatta of c.675 – 700 AD and a post-medieval lead token.
See lists in file,
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 May 2009.

Before 15 May 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman coins, Late Saxon disc brooch, post-medieval buckle, mount and hooked tag.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 September 2009.

Before 24 November 2009. Metal-detecting.
Early Saxon, Medieval and post-medieval artefacts and a medieval coin.
See descriptions in file.
E. Darch (HES), 8 November 2010.

Before August 2010. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 31 August 2010.

December 2018-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undated casting waste.
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman bracelet fragments.
Middle Saxon pin.
Medieval buckles, strap-ends, strap fittings, a button, a styluys or writing lead, and a harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chapes.
Post-medieval buckles, harness mounts, a sword belt fitting, and a hinge from a small container.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
16 Roman coins, including 2 pierced examples.
2 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
3 post-medieval coins.
See list in file for NHER 1473.
E. McDonald (HES), 23 November 2020.

(S2) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2021.

(S3) - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 26 October 2021.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
RING (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TWO-PIECE COLCHESTER BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 118 AD to 118 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
KEY (LOCKING)? (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STYLUS (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1333 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 17th Century - 1485 AD to 1603 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HINGE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S3>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of a Late Iron Age brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.