NHER 29387 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon to Middle Saxon, and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 1992 and 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; Early Saxon strap-end; an Early/Middle Saxon hanging bowl mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval brooch, casket mount, possible purse swivel loop, padlock and dagger or sword chape; a medieval/post-medieval chest stud and a post-medieval candle snuffer.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19SE
Civil Parish FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October/November 1992. Metal detecting. [1].
Early Saxon bronze strap end, lozenge shaped base, tip broken off, two pierced lobes at top, and split end above, triangular shape, with hatched decoration on edges.
Roman coin - As Claudius. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 16 December 1992
13th century bronze casket mount lobed terminal, pierced with a rivet hole.
Medieval bronze circular 'box' padlock, decorated with dot in circle. Bolt with tines in situ, barrel-shaped 'loop' on top edge for hasp.
Medieval bronze swivel loop, perhaps from purse. Unusual shape.
Medieval bronze dagger or sword chape, front plate, central hatched rib, openwork circle and slot on each side, scalloped top edge.
Medieval ?pewter fragment of annular brooch, flattened section, cast decoration in form of cross-hatching. It might be by chance that two rivet holes near one end look like eyes in an animal head.
Two medieval pennies.
Two post medieval coins.
One token.
Coins identified by J. Davies (NCM), 16 December 1992.
See list in file.
Possibly 18th century, part of bronze candle snuffer.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 15 December 1992.
Late medieval or early post medieval large bronze stud from chest with flat discoidal head and square tapering shank.
W. Milligan (NCM), 12 November 1992.

1995. Metal detecting. [2].
Medieval 1d coin. See list in file.
Identified by J. A. Davies (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 11 December 1995.

June-September 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
4 Roman coins and a brooch.
3 medieval coins.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early/medieval pelta-shaped enamelled hanging bowl mount (S1).
Medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2020. Drawing of an Early Saxon hanging bowl. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 138 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 125 AD?)
  • COIN (Roman - 96 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 630 AD to 700 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1529 AD to 1532 AD)
  • CANDLE HOLDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1581 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1606 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 14 2020 10:40AM

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