NHER 34375 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1999 and 2022 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and Neolithic blades and a Neolithic scraper; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval and jettons and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe fragment; a Roman brooch and steelyard weight; a Late Saxon/medieval copper alloy unidentified object; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval coin weight, spoon fragment, seal matrix, harness mount and harness pendant; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel rivet, copper alloy vessel repair, lead weight, cloth seal, purse bar fragment, copper alloy unidentified object and copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval spurs, coin weights, cloth seals, toys, harness mounts, book clasps, weights, a lead powder charge cap, part of a candle snuffer and a stud from a harness or piece of furniture.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30NW
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

January to February 1999. Metal-detecting. Height O.D. 25 m. [1]
1 Roman brooch.
1 medieval coin and 1 copper alloy vessel leg.
3 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton and 2 tokens and 1 spur.
1 ?post-medieval ?handle.
See list and description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 April 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field.
1 Roman lead steelyard weight.
1 post-medieval belt/harness mount and 1 lead weight.
Identified by S. Ashley (HES), see list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 11 March 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
2 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blades.
1 Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (S1).
2 medieval coins, 1 coin weight, 1 belt mount, 1 furniture fitting, 1 harness pendant and 1 harness mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy 'paper clip' vessel rivet.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 2 tokens (1 lead), 1 pottery sherd (Westerwald stoneware) 1 buckle, 1 hooked dress fastener, 1 spur, 1 furniture handle escutcheon, 1 toy cannon, 1 lead toy dish, 1 lead powder charger cap, 1 lead cloth seal and 1 lead weight.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), numismatic items by A. Marsden (HES) and other objects by A. Rogerson (HES). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 April 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.

March-April 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval buckle, 1 composite strap plate and 1 folding strap clasp.
1 post-medieval book clasp, 1 buckle, 1 belt/harness mount and 1 spur.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (HES) and other objects by S. Ashley (HES). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 13 May 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle and brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
2 post-medieval tokens and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic flint blade.
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
Late Saxon/medieval copper alloy unidentified object.
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd and buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles, cloth seal, lead weight, copper alloy vessel fragment and copper alloy unidentified object.
1 post-medieval coins, coin weights, a button, cloth seal, lead weight and harness mounts.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Neolithic scraper, possibly Early Neolithic.
4 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins and 2 pottery sherds.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 4 pottery sherds, a possible weight and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

November 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount (S2).
2 medieval coins, harness pendant, steelyard weight and a strap plate.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight, buckle and purse bar fragment.
10 post-medieval coins, 12 tokens, 1 jetton, book clasps, cloth seals, belt mount, part of a candle snuffer and a stud from a harness or piece of furniture.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a seal matrix.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 2 tokens, a harness mount and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

December 2016. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 medieval/post-medieval silver spoon fragment.
Information from PAS import.
The spoon was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2016 T1).
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel repair.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 token, a coin weight and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [10].
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval harness mounts, buckles and a weight.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2017.

November 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, buckles, a strap-end and a strap fitting.
5 post-medieval coins, 4 tokens, a weight, a harness mount, and a hooked fitting from a possible sword belt.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2019.

December 2021-February 2022. Metal-detecting. [12].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 October 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount. Film. 2:1.
  • BLADE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1277 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD?)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1369 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1425 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1525 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HANDLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1551 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1561 AD to 1602 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1568 AD to 1568 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1572 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1572 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1572 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD?)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1577 AD to 1577 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1577 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1579 AD to 1579 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1580 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1591 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1592 AD to 1592 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CANDLE SNUFFER (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1800 AD?)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1637 AD to 1642 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1639 AD to 1640 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1653 AD to 1653 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1658 AD to 1658 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1660 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1663 AD to 1663 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1663 AD to 1663 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1669 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)
  • COIN (18th Century - 1741 AD to 1749 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2025 10:52AM

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