NHER 55370 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2011 and 2023 recovered prehistoric worked flint including a Mesolithic/Early Neolithic blade and a Neolithic blade; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; a Late Saxon disc brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval probable Anglo-Scandinavian mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval annular brooch, casket key, signet ring, spur buckle, sword pommel, hooked attachment from spur leather and copper alloy seal matrices; a medieval/post-medieval end-cap from a scale tang knife and a copper alloy vessel fragment and post-medieval belt or harness mounts, coin weights, a silver hawking vervel, and a furniture fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF71SW
Civil Parish	PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval pottery, medieval copper alloy ewer leg, one post-medieval token.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 28 February 2011.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman, one medieval and two post-medieval coins, medieval and post-medieval jetton, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 6 April 2011.

May-June 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval signet ring (S1).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 04 July 2012.

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon/medieval probably Anglo-Scandinavian mount.
3 medieval coins, 1 jetton, and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval end-cap from a scale tang knife.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

October-November 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Neolithic flint blade.
1 medieval coin, a mount (S3), strap-end and a hooked attachment from a spur leather.
Post-medieval furniture fitting.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

December 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooches.
Medieval spur buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval jetton, a buckle and sword pommel (S2).
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 June 2015.

May-June 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

June-July 2016. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval buckle and folding strap clasp.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval jetton and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

April 2018. Metal-detecting. [8].
Post-medieval silver hawking ring or vervel. The object is engraved "* Sr Hen Bedingfield", linking it with theBedingfield family of Oxburgh Hall.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver vervel or ring was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2018T237).
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

April 2018. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
6 medieval pottery sherds, a strap-end and a buckle.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

February 2023. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval rotary casket key and copper alloy pedestal-type seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024 and 13 October 2024.

KLMD082025 – PAS details awaited. [10].
Finder's field 'JT2'.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 August 2025.

KLMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [11].
Finder's 'Field 3'.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2025.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S2> SNF93225 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of heavily cast half of a medieval copper alloy sword pommel. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF93317 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of medieval copper alloy animal-head mount. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (76)

BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 96 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 70 AD to 175 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 196 AD to 197 AD)
COIN (Roman - 253 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 275 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 331 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 575 AD to 800 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
DISC BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD? to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
SWORD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1350 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1497 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1497 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1546 AD to 1546 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1549 AD to 1549 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1649 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
VERVEL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1659 AD to 1659 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2025 10:27AM