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Record Details

NHER Number:44040
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Middle Bronze Age, Late Iron Age/Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2006 and 2023 recovered post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins; medieval to post-medieval jettons and a range of other, undated and Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated unidentified cast copper alloy object and lead weight; a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy 'moustache-shaped' unidentified object; a Late Iron Age/Roman miniature terret; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weight; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval mounts, dagger chapes, a thimble, coin weight, ewer spout, purse frame fragment, copper alloy and lead seal matrices, lead pot mends and unidentified lead disc; a medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell, ferrule, copper alloy vessel fragments, copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet, copper alloy ring, pewter possible girdle terminal or dagger chape and lead weights and post-medieval crotal bells, a hooked sword-belt mount, knife end stop, mount, clapper bell, tailor's thimble or sewing ring, harness mount, book clasp, hooked spur-leather attachment, keyhole escutcheon plate and lead cloth seal.

Images

  • Post-medieval mount from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval ewer from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap fitting from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Iron Age harness fitting from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval mount from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval scabbard from NHER 44040 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 08 43
Map Sheet:TG04SE
Parish:SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 16 March 2006. Metal detecting.
Medieval strap-end and two lead seal matrices, both of sons of the clerk(s).
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2006. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 26 February 2020.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman miniature terret.
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weight.
3 medieval coins, 1 jetton, buckles, strap ends, mounts, dagger chapes, a strap loop, folding strap clasp, strap plate, strap fitting, thimble, coin weight, lead pot mends and unidentified lead disc.
Medieval/post-medieval button, rumbler bell, ferrule, copper alloy vessel fragments, copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet and lead weights.
2 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons, a hooked sword-belt mount, knife end stop, clapper bell, tailor's thimble or sewing ring, and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 23 August 2024 and 28 August 2024.

November-December 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle and dog's-head spout from pedestal-based ewer.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, a book clasp and keyhole escutcheon plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2014.

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin, strap ends and a folding clasp.
2 post-medieval jettons, crotal bells and a mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin, a buckle and purse frame fragment.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval belt mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
Post-medieval button and hooked spur-leather attachment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.
These finds were previously recorded under NHER 44083.
H. Hamilton (HES), 29 June 2017.

January-March 2023. Metal-detecting. [6].
Undated unidentified cast copper alloy object and lead weight.
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy 'moustache-shaped' unidentified object (S1).
1 medieval jetton and a copper alloy seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval pewter possible girdle terminal or dagger chape.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024 and 23 May 2024.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 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

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 200 BC to 100 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman to 18th Century - 43 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 297 AD to 305 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1270 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1298 AD to 1298 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • FERRULE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1560 AD to 1675 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1636 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1623 AD to 1623 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Gibbon, J. 2024. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified 'moustache-shaped' object. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

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