Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30260 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval to post-medieval finds including silver hawk rings |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1992 and 1993 recovered two medieval or post-medieval silver hawk rings. One hawk ring is inscribed 'of Clement Paston Esq' while the other is inscribed 'of Baeingham Hall in Norffolk'. The former refers to Clement Paston, c. 1515-1597, son of Sir William Paston.Subsequent metal-detecting in 1994 and 2019 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and medieval and post-medieval jettons.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 89 04 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF80SE |
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| Parish: | ASHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1992. Metal-detecting. [1].
Silver hawk ring inscribed 'of Clement Paston Esq', (S2).
Article (S1) suggests that the inscription refers to Clement Paston, c. 1515-1597, son of Sir William Paston.
Drawn and photographed NLA. See file and (S1).
Formerly recorded incorrectly as from NHER 29028.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 24 March 2021.
December 1993. Metal-detecting. [2].
Silver hawk ring inscribed 'of Baeingham Hall' and 'In Norffolk', (S3).
Drawn and photographed by NLA.
D. Gurney (NLA) 5 January 1994.
March 1994. Metal-detecting. [3].
Venetian soldino. See form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 3 June 1994.
October-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
3 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
3 post-medieval coins and 1 jetton.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous mapped as a point at [5].
A. Beckham (HES), 24 May 2021 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.
Monument Types
- 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
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VERVEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1216 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1305 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- VERVEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1644 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1994. Clement Paston's Hawk-Ring. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 101-102. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1993. Drawing of a medieval Silver hawk ring inscribed 'of Clement Paston Esq'.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1993. Drawing of a medieval silver hawk ring inscribed 'of Baeingham Hall' and 'In Norffolk'.. Film. 2:1. |
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