NHER 42584 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2005 and 2013 recovered Roman and medieval coins as well as Late Bronze Age, Roman, Middle/Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bonze Age sword scabbard chape; Roman brooch; Middle/Late Saxon copper alloy unidentified object; a medieval buckle, book clasp and folding strap clasp and a post-medieval book clasp and buckle.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF70NE
Civil Parish	BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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July-August 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and 1 brooch (Dolphin type).
1 ?Middle-Late Saxon unidentified object fragment (S1).
1 medieval buckle and 1 composite folding strap clasp.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

December 2005-January 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Bonze Age sword scabbard chape (bag/purse shaped). See drawing (S2).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 15 February 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting. Grid reference corrected.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval buckle frame and 1 book clasp.
1 post-medieval book clasp and 1 buckle frame.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

August-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Iron Age coin (Roman issue of Marcus Antonis, 32BC-31BC).
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75431 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Middle or Late Saxon unidentified object.. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF75432 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age chape.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (13)

SCABBARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 32 BC to 31 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1242 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)