NHER 25864 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1990 and 2020 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton and a range of other, Roman, Middle/Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches; a Middle/Late Saxon prick spur; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts, a nail cleaner and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval thimble, copper alloy vessel fragments and lead spindle whorl and a post-medieval clapper bell, harness mount, furniture-handle back plate and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41SE
Civil Parish FILBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

October 1990. Found with metal detecting. [1].
Gold stater, ANTEDI. Mass 5.254g, 81.07grains.
Declared not Treasure Trove and subsequently sold at Christies to unknown purchaser.
See correspondence in file. For Antedios gold generally, see (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA) 25 October 1990, 18 December 1990 and 16 January 1992.

September 2005. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle and 15th-16th century thimble.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 November 2005.

October-November 2005. Metal detecting.
Medieval belt fitting.
Post-medieval lead unidentified object.
See list in file.
Site extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 December 2005. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2025.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval coin and 2 harness or strap mount fragments.
Medieval/post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval coin and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

December 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin and 2 brooches.
2 medieval coins, 2 buckles and a harness mount.
3 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin, a button, crotal bell, harness mount and a furniture handle back-plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval jetton, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle, strap end and nail cleaner.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel handle.
2 post-medieval coins, a buckle and clapper bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
Middle/Late Saxon prick spur (S2), (S3).
1 medieval coin, a buckle and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
2 post-medieval coins and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 10 October 2019.

October 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
6 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 and 23 February 2025.

February 2020. Metal-detecting. [8].
3 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. Detector man to sell ancient coin. 19 December.
  • --- Photograph: FTG 11-16.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1970. [unknown]. Britannia. Vol 1, p 30, p lIV, nos 115-11.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of an incomplete Middle to Late Saxon prick spur. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawning of an incomplete Middle to Late Saxon prick spur. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 138 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPUR (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1207 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1217 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1256 AD to 1265 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1279 AD to 1509 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1292 AD to 1296 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1309 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1333 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1373 AD to 1415 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1587 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1587 AD to 1590 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1606 AD to 1606 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1639 AD to 1640 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2025 8:39PM

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