NHER 44043 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post medieval objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2005 and 2016 recovered medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and Late Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; Roman bracelet fragments; Early Saxon wrist clasp and copper alloy unidentified object (possible mount, brooch or pendant); a Late Saxon finger ring and mount; a potentially Late Saxon lead weight; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness pendants, a seal matrix, and a large harness mount; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg, pendent loop from a purse bar and a copper alloy sieve, skimmer or colander and a post-medieval pin, book clasp, crotal bell, cloth seal and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72SW
Civil Parish CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before 24 October 2005. Metal detecting.
Thirteen medieval coins, including two Henry I, and three post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 January 2006.

February-July 2013. Metal-detecting.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
5 Roman copper alloy coins.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [1]:
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1).
Roman copper alloy bracelet.
Early Saxon wrist clasp.
Late Saxon finger ring and Anglo-Scandinavian mount.
?Late Saxon lead weight.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 10 July 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval pottery sherds and a belt or strap mount.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle, crotal bell and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval jetton.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

July-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and copper alloy vessel leg.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval mount.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [7].
Early Saxon ?mount, ?brooch or ?pendant.
1 post-medieval coin and a book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

April-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval strap-end and a large and unusual harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval pendent loop from a purse bar and a copper alloy sieve, skimmer or colander.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 June 2015.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval buckle and a seal matrix.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 medieval jetton, a buckle and harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map..
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 530 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 700 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD? to 1100 AD?)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SKIMMER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1230 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SIEVE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1343 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1321 AD to 1343 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1650 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)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1613 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1594 AD to 1596 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1642 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1637 AD to 1642 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 11 2025 8:28AM

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