NHER 37451 (Find Spot) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2002 and 2019 recovered Roman pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, and a post-medieval; aswell as Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval pot mends, a purse fragment, weight, and thimble; post-medieval cloth seals, crotal bells, a copper alloy vessel fragment, harness mount, coin weight, and a crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

September 2002. Metal detecting. Context 1.
Post medieval lead cloth seal, rectangular front plate and smaller, round reverse plate. +VIII/+VII //- . Dates to the 16th century. Polaroid (S1) taken.
Post medieval asymmetrical double-looped Ae buckle frame, one loop rectangular, the other D-shaped. Dimensions: 25.5 x 19mm. Early 17th century.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 6 November 2002.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [1].
Roman brooch.
Early Saxon brooch.
1 medieval coin and a thimble.
1 post-medieval coin and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's notes in file (S2).
See notes and distribution map (S3).
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1 [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 27 August 2019. Revised E. McDonald (HES), 7 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
3 medieval coins, a buckle, and a purse fragment.
Post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, buckle, and crotal bell.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 9 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [4].
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 14 October 2019.

1 September 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [5].
1 Roman coin and 2 pottery sherds.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins, pot mends, a buckle and a weight.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bells, buckles, a cloth seal, and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
See notes and distribution map (S3).
E. McDonald (HES), 7 November 2019.

(S4) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 24 February 2017.

  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Turner, M.. 2019. Finds Information Document 'July/Aug/Sep finds for PAS (KLMDC - 9.9.19)'.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: Beckerleg, J.. 2019. Distribution map and notes for Terry Bradshaw memorial Rally, Shipdam, 1 September 2019.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap-end stirrup-strap mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 225 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 1000 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1715 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1689 AD to 1690 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 3 2021 8:58AM

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