Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40288 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Iron Age to post-medieval finds, including a Middle Saxon coin hoard |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 2003 and 2022 recovered Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins (including a dispersed Middle Saxon hoard of 22 sceattas); medieval tokens and jettons and a range of other, Iron Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Iron Age brooch; an Late Iron Age/Roman brooch and pin; Roman brooches and a copper alloy nail; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Middle Saxon hooked tag; Middle/Late Saxon strap ends; a Late Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval thimble, spur and scabbard chape; a medieval/post-medieval harbick and a post-medieval gold pendant and lead cloth seal.
Images
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NE |
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| Parish: | FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Before 6 November 2003. Metal detecting.
1 medieval jetton.
1 post medieval coin and a gold and enamel pendant, set with a garnet.
See lists in file.
See also scanned photograph and description of gold pendant by S. Ashley (NLA) and [1] in file. This gold pendant was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2004 T11) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 February 2004.
January 2007. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins.
1 Early Saxon silver coin.
2 medieval coins.
See description in file.
A. Marsden & E. Darch (NLA) 30 April 2007.
Before May 2011. Metal-detecting.
4 Iron Age coins.
Roman brooches.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Late Saxon strap end.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Post-medieval button.
See lists in file.
The Middle Saxon coin was acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.539).
E. Darch (HES), 23 November 2011.
October 2011. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon coin hoard of 12 sceattas.
Information from PAS import.
This hoard was declared Treasure at inquest on 28 April 2014 (Ref: 2012 T401) and, according to (S3), subsequently acquired by King's Lynn Museum [4]. It is published in (S4).
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2020.
Before 24 November 2011. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Late Iron Age coin and a La Tène III-type brooch.
Iron Age/Roman copper alloy pin (S2).
1 Roman coin, brooches and a copper alloy nail.
Middle Saxon hooked tag.
Middle/Late Saxon strap ends.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
4 medieval coins, 2 jettons, 1 token, a thimble, bar mount and scabbard chape.
Medieval/post-medieval harbick (used in textile production).
See descriptions in file. Information on numismatic items from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.
January-November 2012. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Iron Age coin.
1 Roman coin.
4 medieval coins, 1 token and 2 jettons.
A. Marsden (HES), 16 October 2012.
September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
8 Middle Saxon silver sceattas. These coins are the first addendum to the dispersed coin hoard found in 2011, which puts the total for the hoard at 20 coins.
3 medieval coins, 1 jetton and a pendant mount.
Information from PAS import.
The Middle Saxon coins were declared Treasure at inquest on 5 October 2015 (Ref: 2015 T240) and subsequently acquired by King's Lynn Museum [4].
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014 and E. Darch (HES), 4 February 2016. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2020.
October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Middle Saxon silver sceattas. These coins are the second addendum to the dispersed coin hoard found in 2011, which puts the total for the hoard at 22 coins.
Information from PAS import.
The Middle Saxon coins were declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2016 T947) and subsequently acquired by King's Lynn Museum [4].
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.
April 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.
July-September 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
2 medieval coins and 1 pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 November 2019.
October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
Early Saxon brooch fragment.
Medieval rowel from a spur.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.
February-March 2020. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2020.
November 2021-January 2022. Metal-detecting. [10].
Late Saxon disc brooch.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Beers (HES), 14 April 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 9 March 2024.
KLMD062025 – PAS details awaited. [11].
Finder’s field '19 Acres/Moat House'.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2025.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 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
- PIN (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC? to 30 BC)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 30 BC? to 10 BC)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 20 BC to 5 BC)
- COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD? to 43 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 296 AD to 297 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 330 AD)
- COIN (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 525 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 695 AD? to 710 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Middle Saxon - 695 AD to 750 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Middle Saxon - 710 AD to 750 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 750 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARBICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARBICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1279 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1280 AD to 1530 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1483 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1435 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1471 AD to 1483 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. pp 148-149; No 343; Figs 343.1 and 343.2. |
| --- | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2015. Rare coins will help fill gap in region’s history. 31 March. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Iron Age/Roman copper alloy pin. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 31. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Marsden, A. 2013. Three Recent Sceatta Hoards from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt IV pp 492-502. pp 500-501. |
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