NHER 34361 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post medieval metal finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1999 and 2000 recovered medieval coins and a pilgrim bottle and a post medieval cloth seal and buckle frame.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF91SE
Civil Parish	SCARNING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February/ March 1999. Metal detecting.
Amidst very large amounts of late post medieval metalwork and coins.
One medieval coin, see list in file.
Identified by H.M.Geake (NCM).
Very worn 16th to 18th century lead cloth seal, stamped on both sides but now hard to decipher. Rivet possibly has a crowned AR, but the seal does resemble an alnage seal of Queen Anne (compare with Egan numbers 145 to 153).
(S1) NCM.
Part of outer edge of 17th century copper alloy buckle frame (compare with History Beneath Our Feet number 923).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 December 1999.

November to December 2000. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
Two medieval metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 January 2001.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (5)

AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)