Record Details
| NHER Number: | 24947 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting in earth removed from the western half of Kirby Cane bypass recovered a wide variety of finds dating from the prehistoric to the post medieval period. These included prehistoric flint flakes, Roman and medieval pottery, a Roman coin, a Late Saxon hooked tag and medieval metal objects and coins. The coins include a cut farthing of William I (William the Conqueror).
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Location
Full description
Autumn 1988. Metal detecting finds from spoilheap from west half of bypass.
Four flint flakes.
One Oxon mortarium.
Four Roman greyware sherds.
Five medieval unglazed sherds.
One bowl rim. Hand-made, dark grey, coarse sandy, Iron Age or Early Saxon.
1st to 2nd century illegible As. Identified by D. Gurney (NAU).
Bronze fragment medieval purse frame. One hole for attachment of cloth. Hole at one end for purse bar.
Bronze quatrilobate mount. Two spikes on reverse. 16th century.
Bronze buckle with moulded tongue-rest. 13th century.
Bronze medieval shield-shaped stud. Enamel? traces.
Bronze gilt buckle fragment, medieval.
Bronze thimble, medieval.
Bronze coin weight. Dutch? 16th century. 3.4 g.
Three bronze buckles. 16th century.
Penny Edward I(?) CIVITAS CANTOR (Canterbury).
All identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
Cut farthing William I. Identified by M. Blackburn (Fitzwilliam Museum). See file for details.
16th century bronze book clasp.
Edward I penny, possibly 1299 to 1307. Durham royal mint. See (S1).
Cut farthing Henry III long cross 1247 to 1272.
Late Saxon bronze hooked tag, triangular, two holes, four ring and dots.
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 (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coins. Class X or XI. |
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