Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28202 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Part of a Bronze Age dirk or dagger, an Iron Age or Roman brooch, Roman coins and other Roman finds, an Early Saxon pin, a Middle Saxon sceat, and Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval finds found during metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89SW |
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| Parish: | MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1989. Metal detecting finds. Finder's Field 5. Scatter includes two other sites [1].
Two 4th century Roman coins. See list in file.
Middle Saxon facetted-headed pin, decorated with ring and dot.
Medieval finds: Boy Bishop lead token, one penny, inscribed SANTVS NICHOLAVS. Part missing, engraved decoration on both inside and outside.
Gilt-copper alloy ring brooch with three bosses containing white paste. Engraved decoration on both inside and outside.
Broken at pin bar.
Silver collar in form of decorated buckle round a tooth, projecting copper alloy shank on reverse. Pin for hat? Compare with finger rings in form of buckle.
Polaroids NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) December 1989.
W. Milligan (NCM) 20 December 1989
1992. Found in area [2].
Middle Bronze Age tanged dirk/dagger (S2). Polaroid in file.
Roman globular headed pin.
Colchester type two piece brooch.
Seven 3rd/4th century coins. 3 coins gilded. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 4 December 1992.
?Early Saxon/Medieval brooch pin (head in 3 fragments) with sheet bronze double 'boxes' forming head.
Middle Saxon base sceat (silver plated), see (S1).
Copper alloy purse bar, swivel loop and central shield-shaped boss, one arm missing. Shield decorated with overlapping chevrons on one face, and cross-hatching on other inlaid with neillo. Bar itself decorated with pairs of criss-crossing lines inlaid with niello and with rocker arm ornament in spaces between the lines.
W. Milligan (NCM) 4 December 1992.
Before 1995. Metal detecting finds over land belonging to East Hall Farm by ?.
May include other fields outside this site.
Material handed in by [3].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 March 1995.
Pre June 1995. Metal detecting finds at [4].
Medieval coin (continental). See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) August 1995.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to 19th Century - 2350 BC to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DIRK (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PIN (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- HARNESS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LDE 16-17, Late Saxon bridle side knife.. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LDE 18-19, Early Saxon girdle hanger.. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LDE 20-22, Iron Age La tene brooch.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: North. BMC. vol. II. 640 p.94. type 19 Pl.II, 23 p.12, 105. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Grey, S.. 1992. Drawing of a Bronze Age dirk or dagger.. Paper. 1:1. |
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