Record Details

NHER Number:22940
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Roman coins and pottery, a Late Saxon copper alloy buckle, medieval coins, buckles, pottery and other medieval metalwork, post medieval buckles, thimbles and other metalwork, found by metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 48 05
Map Sheet:TG40NE
Parish:BURGH CASTLE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

1986. Found with metal detecting.
Medieval copper alloy bowl rim with rivet.
Medieval copper alloy gilt belt fitting buckle plate.
Medieval copper alloy.
17th century trader token with initials.
14th century strap end with one outer plate missing, elaborate lobed terminal.
W. Milligan (NCM) September 1986.

1986 to 1987. Metal detecting.
Early post medieval finger ring in form of belt with buckle.
Copper alloy 16th century openwork hooked tag for clothes or purse, fragment.
Decorated lead weight object with wire inside hole.
Decorated lead thin object.
Lead seal with foreign merchant's mark, post medieval.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM) June 1987.

1988. Further finds.
Copper alloy buckle with pointed loop and forked spacer plate (1350 to 1400).
Edward I long cross penny, Canterbury mint.
Edward III 2d, London mint.
Medieval copper alloy hinge plate.
Early post medieval thimble with fine punching and linear borders.
Another similar thimble but 18th century.
Copper alloy thimble post medieval.
Post medieval copper alloy buckle loop.
Post medieval copper alloy buckle plate with 2 rivet holes.
Late Saxon copper alloy decorated buckle.
Details as before.
W. Milligan (NCM) October 1988

5 January 1992. Metal detecting finds.
Post medieval copper alloy ?part of knife handle. Finder's No.1186, field 1.
Medieval copper alloy bowl rim. Finder's No.1194, field 1.
W. Milligan (NCM) 7 August 1992.

4 October 1992. Metal detecting find.
4th century coin.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 24 September 1993.

September 1993. Metal detecting finds.
Round copper alloy coin weight for a gold noble. 15th century uniface ship.
Lead pot mend, Roman or medieval.

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

  • SEAL (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Undated)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOWL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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