NHER 28518 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects, coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1991 a Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found by chance at this location. Subsequent metal-detecting between 1996 and 2018 recovered; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; undated copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and a number of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch and skirted terret; a Roman to post-medieval lead weight; a Late Saxon disc brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval cauldron leg, knife end cap, harness pendant fragment, binding ring or collar and copper alloy seal matrix and a medieval/post-medieval purse fragment and coin weight.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish LANGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1991. Casual find. Context 1 at grid reference. Saxlingham Close.
Complete chipped axe in flint patinated white with some iron staining in fresh condition. Length 229mm, width 78mm, thickness 56mm. Photographed (S1).
Information from member of the public [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 October 1991.

April 1996. Metal detecting. Context 2. [2].
Pottery: Roman grey ware, one jar rim and two body sherds. Medieval unglazed two jar or bowl rims. One body sherd Glazed Grimston.
Medieval binding ring or collar.
Medieval cauldron leg.
Medieval attachment bar fragment for harness pendant (rectangular loop, broken rivet and hole at end of bar).
Medieval belt fitting, bar mount with pendant loop. Compare with (S2).
Medieval end cap from knife, transverse grooves, traces of iron tang.
Early post medieval double looped buckle.
Two Roman coins.
One post medieval coin, one post medieval token.
See lists in file.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 November 1996.

Up to mid May 1997. Metal detecting. [2].
Rather worn convex disc brooch with Borre derived ornament. Single transverse pin lug (with slight iron staining) and catchplate on reverse. Mid 10th century. To be photographed.
Medieval coin. See list in file.
Hexagonal coin weight for a Ryal, rose on ship Anglo Gallic or French. Weight 3.327g. 15th/16th century.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 August 1997.

1998. Metal detecting. [3].
Two Roman coins
Two medieval coins
One post medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 June 1999.

January 2015-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
1 Roman coin, a brooch and skirted terret.
Roman to post-medieval conical lead weight.
3 medieval coins, a buckle, clasp, shield-shaped strap end from folding clasp and strap loop.
Medieval/post-medieval purse fragment.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

August 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

  • --- Photograph: FTX 31-4.
  • --- Photograph: LTL 26-27, Late Saxon borre style brooch..
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • <S2> Publication: Egan and Pritchard. 1991. Dress Accessories. cat. 1190.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman to 18th Century - 43 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2023 10:31PM

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