Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32940 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period metal objects and coins |
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Summary
Metal detecting in this area during the period 1996-99 recovered a diverse range of metal objects and coins dating from the Roman to post medieval period. Finds of note included a 10th century Byzantine coin made into a brooch, a medieval gilded annular brooch, a decorative lead 17th century knob from furniture and a medieval cast bronze one-piece chape.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SW |
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| Parish: | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1996. Metal detecting finds.
Roman rear hook brooch, 40-60/65 AD.
Identified by D. Mackreth, 1996.
10th century Byzantian coin made into a brooch.
Identified by British Museum. C&M in file.
13th/14th century gilded annular brooch with solid-looped pin. Pin construction and worn decoration, perhaps originally an inscription.
Early post medieval, one disc from a well preserved cloth seal. Off-centre stamp of a crowned portcullis with unreadable legend around.
Official alnage/subsidy seal.
Polaroid (S1) in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 6 February 1997.
1998. Metal detecting. NCM Enquiry No: E06888.
Many 19th-20th century and late post medieval metal finds ident by H. M. Geake (NCM).
(1) Composite medieval strap end made of four sheets of Ae held together by a rivet at the (now incomplete) shaped terminal and another rivet in the centre. Outer plates are incomplete but the full width spacers survive complete. One late has two saltires in squares engraved near the terminal. 14th century.
(2) Decorative lead 17th century knob from furniture, harness or similar. In shape of an oval flower with eight petals, projecting central boss. Large integral rivet on reverse. Black lacquer cloating.
K. Sussams (NCM) 20 April 1999.
Before November 1998. Metal detecting. NCM Enquiry No: E06888.
Medieval cast bronze one-piece chape. Folded, with one arm missing. Key-hole shaped decorative notch at centre of plate. Random punched linear decoration on both faces. Surviving arm has pierced top. Identified by V. Fryer (NCM).
One Roman coin. See list in file.
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1999.
1999. Metal detecting. NCM Enquiry No: E1243.
One early post medieval object.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 June 2000.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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