NHER 31375 (Find Spot record) - Roman pottery and tessera and multi-period finds

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Summary

A Roman pottery sherd and a Roman tessera were found during fieldwalking at this location in 1995. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2017 recovered Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and a core; Roman, Late Saxon, Late Saxon/medieval, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated lead weight; a Roman brooch; an Early Saxon buckle, wrist clasp and mount; a Middle/Late Saxon pin fragment; a Late Saxon bridle cheek piece and stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval scabbard chape, lead ampulla, lead weight and lead spindle whorl or weight; medieval/post-medieval candlestick fragments, a purse bar fragment, scabbard chape, copper alloy ring, copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weights and post-medieval harness mounts.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF93NE
Civil Parish HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1995. Fieldwalking finds. [1].
Roman grey ware sherd.
Tessera about 2.5cm (1") square.
W. Milligan (NCM) 23 May 1995.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins and a jetton.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

April-May 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
Undated lead weight with iron loop.
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint core and 5 flakes.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
Early Saxon mount.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon pin fragment.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd and bridle cheek piece.
3 medieval pottery sherds, buckles, a scabbard chape, strap end, strap fitting and lead ampulla fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval, candlestick fragments, a purse bar fragment, copper alloy ring and lead weights.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, buttons and harness mounts.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 July 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

May-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
12 Roman coins, 6 pottery sherds and a brooch.
Early Saxon buckle and wrist clasp.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
1 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd.
1 medieval coin, a lead weight and lead spindle whorl or weight.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape and copper alloy vessel fragment.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 July 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

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  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 175 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 100 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 125 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 575 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 900 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1415 AD to 1520 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 5:17PM

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