NHER 33046 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Roman metal finds, part of an Early Saxon silver brooch, a silver medieval seal matrix and medieval coins and jettons found during metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SE
Civil Parish HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1996. Metal detecting find.
Medieval silver personal seal matrix. Hexagonal with handle which has lost its suspension loop. On reverse the letters + GIBBE: on obverse a neatly drawn head of a tonsured male with legend around between dotted borders + CLE: [or CLER] HIS LOVE IS TREWE.
V. Fryer (NLA) 4 June 1997.

February to March 2000. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon head and bow from a fairly small cruciform brooch, (S1). One full-round knob survives, with a hemispherical top above a central waist. The head plate is curved, with the sides swept back; instead of a central panel and wings there is a central undecorated area with four bold grooves down either side (in this, it is reminiscent of a head stud brooch). There is a single pin bar lug on the reverse with lots of iron corrosion. The bow has a flat part top and bottom, the top one decorated with edge nicks and transverse grooves and the bottom broken. In between, the bow is facetted, with a flat-topped centre, and flares towards the centre before tapering again. Old break. 5th century.
POL. PHOT.
Identified by H.M. Geake (A&E)
K. Hinds (NLA), 13 April 2000.

20 March 2000. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon silver square headed brooch fragment, awaiting decision on treasure.
See drawing and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 September 2000.

Part of Early Saxon silver square-headed brooch declared treasure at Fakenham 14 March 2002.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 March 2002.

Before 26 June 2002. Metal detecting.
2 medieval coins.
Medieval jetton.
Roman (S2), Early Saxon (S3) and undatable metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 May 2002.

Part of silver square-headed brooch disclaimed as Treasure 13 November 2002 because neither NCM or BM wish to acquire.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 November 2002.

  • --- Photograph: 2000. KST 9-10, Early Saxon head and bow cruciform brooch..
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Treasure Annual Report 2000. pp 27-28; No 32; Fig 32.
  • <S1> Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of an Early Saxon silver sauare headed brooch head and bow.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2002. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy pin.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: White, S.. 2002. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy small long brooch.. Film. 2:1.
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2020 1:54PM

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