NHER 40860 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2024 recovered a prehistoric retouched flint flake; Roman, ?Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a pierced Late Iron Age gold coin; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval/post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and various other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches, a strap fitting, bracelet fragment, possible staff or sceptre handle, vulvate military harness mount, copper alloy hairpins and a lead steelyard weight; Early Saxon brooches; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon openwork strap end; a Late Saxon/medieval copper alloy comb; Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weights; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness pendants, thimbles, scabbard chapes, a harness mount, purse bar, mirror case, copper alloy and lead seal matrices and a lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar fragment and copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval book fittings, a clapper bell, bridle boss, possible furniture fitting, whittle-tang knife shoulder bolster, vessel handle (in the form of a stylised lion's head), copper alloy seal matrix and white metal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG31SE
Civil Parish ACLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

August 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Prehistoric flint retouched flake.
2 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 medieval buckle frame.
1 post-medieval book mount, 1 whittle-tang knife shoulder bolster, 1 clapper bell fragment, 1 copper alloy seal matrix and 1 furniture ?binding.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 October 2004. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014

January-February 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval vessel handle (in form of stylised Lion's head).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

March-April 2007. Metal-detecting.
5 Roman coins.
2 medieval thimbles.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and 1 bridle boss (umbonate).
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 May 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

January-February 2009. Metal-detecting.
27 Roman coins, 14 pottery sherds, brooches and copper alloy hairpins.
Early Saxon brooches.
2 ?Early Saxon pottery sherds.
Middle/Late Saxon ball-headed pin.
Late Saxon openwork strap end.
7 medieval coins, 3 pottery sherds, harness pendants, a purse bar, mirror case and copper alloy and lead seal matrices.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, 2 pottery sherds and a purse bar.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle, dress hook and hooked book clasp.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 February 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 September 2023.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
1 Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
1 medieval coin, 2 pottery sherds and a horse harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd and a white metal bell.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 March 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 September 2023.

July-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Medieval cast copper alloy sword chape, lead weight and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval scabbard chape.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 Roman coins.
Late Saxon/medieval lead weight.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weight.
Medieval harness mount and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

December 2016-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
3 Roman coins and a pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

August 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman bracelet fragment and strap slide or fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.

August 2020. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

August-September 2021. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Late Iron Age coin (a pieced gold stater of Cunobelin).
6 Roman coins, a possible staff or sceptre handle and a lead steelyard weight.
Early Saxon Small-long brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval copper alloy comb.
Medieval strap end.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
The pieced Iron Age gold coin was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2021T603) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023, 17 September 2023 and 25 September 2023.

May-June 2022. Metal-detecting. [9].
2 Roman coins.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

September 2022. Metal-detecting. [10].
2 Roman coins and a vulvate military harness mount.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024 and 4 March 2024.

October-November 2022. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 February 2024.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [12].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [13].
Finders' 'Field 79' (GD/BS).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 40 AD)
  • BOW AND FANTAIL BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DOLPHIN BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SCEPTRE (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 81 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 164 AD to 169 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 170 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 312 AD to 317 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 312 AD to 317 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 330 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 330 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CRUCIFORM BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CRUCIFORM BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SMALL LONG BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 525 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COMB (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1317 AD to 1320 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1525 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1642 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • TOKEN (18th Century - 1729 AD to 1729 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 12:30AM

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