Record Details

NHER Number:30055
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age , Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2018 recovered Late Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon and medieval coins; a medieval jetton and token and Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age to Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include include a remarkable example of a Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age copper alloy brooch; a Late Iron Age brooch; Roman brooches; a Middle Saxon pin; a medieval lace tag, strap end and buckle; a medieval/early post-medieval silver lace tag and coin weight; medieval/post-medieval scissors; and post-medieval spoons, a coin weight, spur, annular brooch and buckle.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF60NE
Parish:FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Before December 1998. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon pin.
Post-medieval spoons.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2020.

April 1993. Metal-detecting. [1].
Edward I penny.
Henry III cut halfpenny.
Henry VI halfpenny.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 29 July 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 July 1993.

Before 15 July 1998. Metal-detecting. [2].
Silver lace tag of Type 1 with ?leather lace held by transverse rivet (now missing). The top is decoratively notched and there is a pair of transverse grooves either side of the rivet hole. Length 52mm. 15th to 17th century.
Disclaimed as Treasure 28 October 2000.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 October 2000.

Before December 1998. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/early post-medieval coin weight.
Early post-medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 February 2020.

Before May 1999. Metal-detecting.
Late Iron Age brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 February 2020.

Before 15 December 2000. Metal-detecting.
Remarkable Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age bow brooch, (S1).
Roman coin.
2 Roman brooches.
Medieval strap end.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 July 2001.

May 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Site extended 135m to the north-east, 35m to the south-west and 20m to the west.
1 Late Iron Age coin.
Roman brooch.
1 medieval coin and buckle.
Post-medieval copper alloy spur, buckle and annular brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 May 2013.

May 2019. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [4].
1 medieval coin and a strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval scissor fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 May 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

  • BROOCH (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 20 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1136 AD to 1145 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SCISSORS (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1501 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPOON (18th Century to Late 20th Century - 1701 AD to 2000 AD)
  • BROOCH (18th Century to 19th Century - 1754 AD to 1835 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999. p 95; No 257.
---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Treasure Annual Report 2000. p 93; No 187.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Hoyle, M.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age hinged bow brooch.. Film. 2:1.

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