NHER 24595 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 1988 and 2012 recovered a Late Prehistoric flint core; Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery; Roman, Middle Saxon and medieval coins; a medieval French jetton and Roman to Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and undated metal finds. The coins included an 8th century gold dinar of Abbasid, only the second to be found in Britain and a contemporary forgery of a gold coin of Offa minted by Oethelred before AD 792, which was unique when identified. Other metal finds included a Roman/Early Saxon “Door knob” spear butt; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a medieval horse harness pendant, lead seal matrix and pot mends; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel rim and lead weight and undatable casting waste.

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Location

Map sheet	TG40NW
Civil Parish	FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Spring 1988.
Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval coins found.
Roman follis of Constantine I.
Gold 8th century AD dinar of Abbasid.
Gold contemporary forgery of Offa , moneyer Oethelred. Minted before AD 792.
medieval French jetton.
See details in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), May 1988.

January 1992. Metal detecting.
Silver short cross penny, John, Class 5a/b (1205 to 1210), Exeter mint.
See (S1).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
D. Gurney (NLA), 22 January 1992

See NHER 28523 for finds made on presumed site of hall.

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Roman/Early Saxon “Door knob” spear butt (S1), medieval and undatable metal objects, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pot sherds, one medieval and one post-medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 September 2011.

February-March 2012. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint core, one Roman coin, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 22 March 2012.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF59766 Article in Serial: Margeson, S.. 1992. Coin Register.. British Numismatic Journal.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF7463 Publication: North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coins. 969/70.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF59764 Unpublished Document: Blackburn, M. (Fitzwilliam Museum). 1988. Letter. Wickhampton Finds.. 27 April.
--- SNF59765 Unpublished Document: British Museum. 1988. Fax. Freethorpe (Wickhampton) Offa Coin.. 29 November.
<S1> SNF83913 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Roman/Early Saxon copper alloy ‘Door Knob’ spear butt.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (22)

CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FERRULE (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT MEND (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 - 1483 AD to 1485 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1696 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2025 8:40AM