NHER 44763 (Find Spot record) - Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2006 and 2024 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze flint scraper; a post-medieval pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and a number of other, Middle Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age flanged palstave fragment; medieval to post-medieval lead weights; a medieval buckle, harness pendant and lead seal matrix and a post-medieval buckle, coin weight, crotal bell, silver button or cufflink element, lead toy cannon and lead plug.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SE
Civil Parish	DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

March-April 2006. Metal-detecting.
Medieval or post medieval lead weight, crude plano-convex with central perforation, weighing 13.61g.
Identification S.J. Ashley.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 May 2006.

September - October 2007. Metal detecting, site extended, previous area saved [1].
1 post-medieval coin, a crotal bell and weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 November 2007.

March-April 2008. Metal-detecting
Post-medieval lead plug.
See list and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 May 2008.

September/October 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval and undatable metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 November 2009.

January 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

January 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval weight.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

November 2018. Metal-detecting. [11].
Post-medieval toy cannon.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded (in error) under NHER 44762.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 September 2023.

December 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
4 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019.

March-April 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval harness pendant.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd and a silver button or cufflink element.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver object was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T491) and donated to Norwich Castle Museum.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. [6]
4 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper.
Middle Bronze Age flanged palstave fragment (S1).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

July-September 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
6 medieval coins and a lead seal matrix.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 November 2019.

October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
2 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020.

May 2020. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

August 2024. Metal-detecting. [12].
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF100275 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age palstave axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (46)

SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 72 AD to 73 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1190 AD to 1194 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1305 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1361 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1537 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PLUG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1625 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1606 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
POT (17th Century - 1630 AD to 1700 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
TOY (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
WEIGHT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
CUFF LINK (18th Century - 1702 AD to 1714 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2025 2:57AM