NHER 51590 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2006 and 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and a number of other metal finds, including a possible Bronze Age votive axe; an Early Saxon cruciform brooch; medieval to post medieval dress accessories (including a post-medieval silver sharp-hooked clasp); a medieval mount, mirror fragment and lead spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval purse fragment and copper alloy and lead weights and a post-medieval book fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	SWANNINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

August 2006. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 31.
Bronze Age votive axe, Early Saxon cruciform brooch, medieval and post medieval objects.
One Roman coin, 5 medieval coins, 4 post medieval coins and one jetton.
See lists in file, (S1) and (S2).
E. Bales (NLA), 18 June 2008.

August 2014. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 16. [1].
DT082014 - Details to follow.
For additional low grade finds not recorded by HES see (S3) in file for NHER 49097.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2014.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 31.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [2]:
DT082015 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours, I. Riddler or A. Marsden:
Details to follow.
Also see (S4) for details of low grade material recovered from this field and Discovery Tours fields 32 and 33.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2015.

August 2019. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 19. [3].
Post-medieval silver sharp-hooked clasp.
Information from PAS import.
This silver clasp was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T11) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 January 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF70387 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Finds Identification Database.
<S2> SNF70386 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Digital Finds Image File.
<S3> SNF92201 Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2014. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field Nos. 16 and 17.
<S4> SNF93641 Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2015. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Fields 31, 32 and 33.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (27)

AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CROTAL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (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)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1205 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1509 AD to 1526 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BRACELET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2023 3:21PM