NHER 52813 (Find Spot record) - Undatable, late prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2022 recovered late prehistoric flint flakes; Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; and a range of other, undated and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated mount and lead weight; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval probable harness stud or mount, sword belt fitting, book clasp, thimble and lead ampulla; a medieval/post-medieval probable whittle-tang knife bolster, copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weight and post-medieval dividers, a crotal bell, furniture fitting and spoon.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NW
Civil Parish SALLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March- April 2009. Metal detecting.
2 prehistoric flint flakes, 1 medieval coin, medieval hooked slide from a sword belt (S1), thimble and weights, medieval/post-medieval vessel and weights, post-medieval crotal bell, furniture fitting and spoon & undatable weights and monut.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 May 2009.

February/March 2016. Metal-detecting Rally.
PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 February 2020.

October-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval jetton.
Medieval/post-medieval weight.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

October 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

January-February 2020. [2].
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
NMD032020 - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 March 2020.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [2].
2 medieval coins.
Post-medieval dividers.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 March 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [4].
1 Late Saxon coin.
Medieval book clasp and strap plate.
Information from PAS Import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 March 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2021.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval whittle-tang knife.
Information from PAS Import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2020.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [6].
1 medieval gold coin.
2 post-medieval jettons.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

1 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [7].
Medieval probable harness stud or mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2023.

February 2022. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [9].
Finders' 'Church Field (CM/LW)'.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Medieval hooked slide possibly from a sword belt. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • MOUNT (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 924 AD to 939 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (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 - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1242 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1530 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2025 12:54PM

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