NHER 30204 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman to Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2020 recovered Roman pottery sherds; Roman, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, undated and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include undated lead casting waste; a Late Bronze Age awl; Roman possible furniture mounts; a Roman/Early Saxon belt mount; an Early Saxon brooch and possible girdle hanger; a Middle Saxon pin; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval brooch made from a jetton); a medieval thimble, a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a post-medieval spur, harness mount, furniture handle escutcheon, copper alloy and silver thimbles, gilded silver unidentified object and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19NE
Civil Parish BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1993. Metal detecting finds. [1].
7 Roman (3rd/4th century) coins.
See list in file.
Identified J. Davies (NCM) 25 February 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 23 February 1993.

January-February 2004. Metal detecting.
Undatable lead casting waste.
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S1).
4 Roman coins, 11 pottery sherds and a ?furniture mount.
Early Saxon/Roman belt mount.
Early Saxon brooch and ?girdle hanger.
1 medieval coin, a brooch made from a jetton and belt mount.
1 medieval/post medieval coin.
3 post medieval coins, a button, buckle and belt mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 September 2023.

September 2011. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field H1.
2 Roman coins.
6 medieval coins, buckles,
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
5 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 2 jettons, buckles, buttons, a blunt-hooked dress fastener, strap fitting, thimble, furniture handle escutcheon, spur and lead cloth seal.
See lists and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 March 2012.

October 2012-January 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a possible furniture mount.
2 post-medieval jettons.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field RG4. [3].
Middle Saxon pin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field RG4. [4].
Post-medieval gilded silver object, possibly a decorative plaque.
Information from PAS import.
This silver unidentified object was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2017 T325) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval coin and a jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

March 2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field RG4. [6].
Medieval thimble.
Post-medieval harness mount and silver thimble.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver thimble was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T306) and returned to the finder.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023 and 14 October 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Ashley, S. 2004. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: S. Elden. 2011. Elden Tours Finder's Map.
  • AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 238 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD? to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 355 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1205 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1222 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD? to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD? to 1333 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1584 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1582 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1606 AD to 1606 AD)
  • THIMBLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD to 1850 AD)

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Mar 26 2025 6:20AM

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