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Record Details

NHER Number:29924
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1992 and 2018 recovered prehistoric worked flints including a prehistoric blade and core, Neolithic to Bronze Age flakes and a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age core; and Roman and Early Saxon pottery; the copper alloy core from an Iron Age plated forgery stater; Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon medieval and post-medieval coins, including a Merovingian issue, and undatable and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds included an undatable copper alloy ingot and copper alloy sheet; Roman brooches, a furniture fitting, cosmetic mortar, mount, copper alloy finger ring, figurine, military horse harness pendant, bracelet fragment and gold necklace link/clasp; a possibly Roman bar of copper alloy for metalworking; Early Saxon brooches, sleeve clasp, and wrist clasp hook-plate; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags and strap-ends; a Late Saxon strap-end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts, lead weights, seal matrices, lead ampullae, a lead spindle whorl, book clasp, unidentified object, and purse frame fragment; a medieval/post-medieval candlestick, coin weight, lead weight, rowel spur, scale tang knife end-cap, and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval coin weight, unidentified object, harness mount, cloth seal, and crotal bell.

Images

  • Romano-British brooch from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British brooch from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British brooch from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British plate brooch from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British cosmetic mortar from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British figurine from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British figurine from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British harness pendant from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon brooch from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon sleeve clasp from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon hooked tag from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon hooked tag from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval harness mount from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British bracelet from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval ampulla from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British mount from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval seal matrix from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval harness mount from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British necklace from NHER 29924 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF93NW
Parish:WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1992 to 1993. Metal-detecting finds. [1].
Finds of various periods seen but not yet examined.
Pierced leaded brass forgery Iceni stater. See (S1).
See file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 August 1993.

2002 to 2003. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Roman and Early Saxon sherds.
Six Roman coins.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 July 2005.

2004-7. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin, Romano-British brooch and two Early Saxon pot sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 May 2010.

January 2011-May 2013. Metal-detecting.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [2]:
Roman brooches, furniture fitting, cosmetic mortar, mount, copper alloy finger ring, figurine (S2), military horse harness pendant, bracelet fragment and gold necklace link/clasp (Declared Treasure on 24 December 2013 (Ref: 2013 T461) and acquired by Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich Castle Museum on 25 June 2014).
?Roman bar of copper alloy for metalworking.
Early Saxon brooch and a wrist clasp hook-plate.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags.
Medieval harness mounts, a buckle, seal matrix, ampulla and belt mount.
Medieval/post-medieval candlestick and coin weight.
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Undatable copper alloy ingot.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
29 Roman copper alloy coins and 2 silver coins.
3 medieval silver coins.
1 post-medieval silver coin.
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 10 July 2013.

May 2013-July 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated fragment of copper alloy sheet.
15 Roman coins.
1 Early Saxon Merovingian tremiss of Quentovic, and an Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
Early/Middle Saxon buckle.
Late Saxon strap-ends.
Medieval lead weights, a bar mount, buckle, seal matrix, lead ampulla, lead spindle whorl, book clasp and a purse frame pendent loop.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and scale-tang knife end cap.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

July 2015-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
7 Neolithic to Bronze Age flakes.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age core.
10 Roman coins and a pottery sherd.
Early Saxon brooch fragment.
Late Saxon strap-end.
2 medieval coins, a weight, strap-end, and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval rowel spur.
Post-medieval cloth seal and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
2 medieval silver coins. [5].
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 5 July 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

April 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
5 Roman coins.
Early Saxon Button brooch and a sleeve clasp.
1 medieval coin and an unidentified object.
Post-medieval unidentified object.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 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 (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 (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • INGOT (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BLADE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CORE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NECKLACE (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 175 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 323 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 325 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 326 AD to 326 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 331 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 332 AD to 333 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 365 AD to 374 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 475 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 475 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 500 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 530 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 530 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 580 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • COIN (Early Saxon - 600 AD to 650 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 1050 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 740 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1050 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1225 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1489 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy figurine.. Film. 2:1.

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