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Record Details

NHER Number:	28120
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Bronze Age to post medieval metal objects

Summary

Metal detecting between 1991 and 1996 recovered a large number of objects including an Iron Age coin, and a Bronze Age disc-like object, as well as Roman, Anglo-Saxon, medieval and post medieval objects.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TF61NW
Parish:	WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 1991. Found with metal detector generally over field containing sites NHER 25983 and NHER 25760.
Roman coin, identified by D. Gurney (NLA), see list in file.
Medieval bronze harness pendant? Traces of gilding, in form of square with four square fields in the corners decorated with engraved gridiron motif. Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
13th century buckle with projecting animal head. Part of one loop broken off. Photographed (S1).
13th century buckle with wedge shaped expanded outer frame. Compare with (S2).

March 1991.
One more Roman coin and D shaped medieval buckle with moulded resting bar found.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 April 1991.

September 1991. Further metal detector finds
Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval metalwork
Roman, medieval coins
See lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 November 1991

October 1991. Further metal detectr material
Medieval metalwork
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 November 1991

February 1992. Metal detector finds
Roman, medieval, post medieval finds and coins.
See lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA).

December 1992. Metal detector finds.
Roman coins.
Medieval coins.
Early Saxon finds, seal matrix etc.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 1993.

1993. Metal detector find.
Bronze belt fitting. Three narrow arms (one missing) with pierced lobes at terminals. Bar with stamped/nicked decoration. Six shanks are broken off other side of bar, probably formed openwork decoration. This is probably part of a late Roman object of 'soldiers and settlers' type. Photograph.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), and S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 1993.

1993. Metal detector finds.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval metalwork.
Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval coins.
Details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 November 1993.

August 1994. Metal detector finds.
Roman coin. See list in file.
Early Saxon brooch and escutcheon.
Post medieval metalwork.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 September 1994.

September 1994.
Roman coins and brooch.
Medieval and post medieval belt mount, purse frame, tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 1994.

August 1995. Metal detector finds generally located.
Iron Age coin.
Roman coins, brooch.
Post medieval jetton.
Early Saxon buckle.
Medieval metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 October 1995.

January 1996. Generally located finds.
One medieval, one post medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 1996.

February- March 2009. Metal detecting
2 post-medieval apothecaries’ weights,
see list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 2009p

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 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 (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

DISC (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
DISC (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SWORD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
VESSEL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
PIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DISC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MINIATURE OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DISC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: 1993. LFP 23-26, Late Romano British bronze belt fitting..
---	Photograph: 1995. LCM 2-3, Iron Age coin..
---	Photograph: 1995. LCM 8-9, Early Saxon oval buckle..
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: 1994. LDZ 16-18, Early Saxon annular brooch..
---	Photograph: 1994. LDZ 19-20, Early Saxon escutcheon..
<S1>	Photograph: FTT 26-8, FVH 19-23.
<S2>	Monograph: Ayers, B. 1985. Excavations within the North-East Bailey of Norwich Castle, 1979. East Anglian Archaeology. No 28. Fig 24; No 7.