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Record Details

NHER Number:33803
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Extensive metal-detecting between 1998 and 2014 recovered a prehistoric flint flake; medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Iron Age terret; a Roman brooch; a Middle Saxon brooch and strap end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval brooches, seal matrices, metalworking debris, a ferrule, hasp, bell, thimble and a French coin turned into a brooch; a medieval/post-medieval ingot, candlestick fragment, weight and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval coin weight, brooch, book fitting, crotal bell, writing implement and harness fittings.

Images

  • Medieval buckle from NHER 33803 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 03 43
Map Sheet:TG04SW
Parish:WIVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

August 1998. Metal detecting finds.
Four Roman coins.
Middle Saxon strap end (donated to NCM).
Medieval and post medieval coins and metalwork.
See list in file. Includes 15th century silver Lebanese coin, turned into a badge. Further details to follow.
D. Gurney (NLA) 28 August 1998.

August 1998.
Find of 'Lebanese 15th century coin' identified at British Museum as a gros tournois of Philip III or IV, of France, AD 1270-95, turned into a coin brooch.
Donated to NCM.
D. Gurney (NLA) 13 November 1998.

August 1999. Metal detecting. West end of site. Field 22 at [1].
One Late Saxon, nine medieval and eight post medieval coins.
Middle Saxon, medieval (S3), medieval/post-medieval (S4), post medieval and undated metal finds.
See finds lists, coin lists and original field finds lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 June 2000.

August 1999. Metal detecting. East end of site. Field 23 at [2].
One Iron Age, one Roman, six medieval and two post medieval coins.
Three medieval jettons.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See finds lists, coin lists and original field finds lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 June 2000.

2003/4. Casual surface finds. At centre [3].
Prehistoric flint flake and medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 February 2005.

6 September 2004. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 25.
Three Roman, four medieval, one medieval or post medieval, and four post medieval coins.
Iron Age, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 February 2006.

August 2006. Metal detecting Discovery Tours Field 25, mapped as part of event no ENF121022 [4].
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
2 Roman, 20 medieval and 14 post medieval coins.
See lists, (S1) and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 31 October 2006.

August 2006. Metal detecting Discovery Tours field 26, mapped as part of event no ENF121022 [5].
Medieval strap end and post medieval hooked fastener, 1 medieval coin.
See lists, (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Bales (NLA), 13 June 2008.

September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects from fields being searched by Discovery Tours
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES). 10 October 2011.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 4. [6].
DT082014 - PAS and other details to follow.
For additional low grade finds not recorded by HES see (S5) in file for NHER 25893.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2014.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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 (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FERRULE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HASP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • INGOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TRIAL PIECE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1323 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1290 AD to 1295 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1321 AD to 1343 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MEDAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOUT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAINER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1551 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: JGJ 15, 16, Middle Saxon strap-end..
---Photograph: JHE.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>*Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Finds Identification Database.
<S2>*Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Digital Finds Image File.
<S3>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of a medieval strap distributer.. Film. 2:1.
<S4>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of medieval/post-medieval pendant.. Film. 1:1.
<S5>Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2014. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field Nos. 3 and 4..

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