NHER 56891 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2017 recovered Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon coins as well as Late Bronze Age, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axehead; a Roman cosmetic mortar and knife or razor with openwork handle; a possibly Roman unidentified copper alloy object; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval strap fittings, a buckle and furniture fitting; medieval/post-medieval buttons and a harness mount and a post-medieval hooked book clasp, handle or finger-thumb grip of a watch key and harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Before 3 February 2012. Metal-detecting.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [1]:
1 Late Iron Age coin.
21 Roman coins.
1 Late Saxon coin.
Information from PAS import.
Other finds recovered by HES:
?Roman copper alloy unidentified object.
Medieval bar mounts and pendant loop.
Post-medieval book clasp.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 September 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 October 2023.

October 2012. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field G3. [2].
Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead (S1).
Middle/Late Saxon pins.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval buckle and furniture fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval buttons and harness mount.
Post-medieval gilt copper alloy harness mount and handle or finger-thumb grip of a watch key.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

October 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field G3 [3].
Roman centre-looped cosmetic mortar.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field G3. [4].
Roman folding knife or razor with a copper alloy openwork handle depicting in relief on both faces a greyhound running and biting the rump of a hare (S2).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.

INDSET102025HGAR - PAS details awaited. [5].
Field G3.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 October 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age axehead fragment.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Roman folding knife or razor. Film. 2:1.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 42 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • FOLDING KNIFE (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 316 AD to 317 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 322 AD to 323 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 323 AD to 324 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 327 AD to 328 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 331 AD to 332 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 331 AD to 333 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 1009 AD to 1017 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WATCH (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1750 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2025 10:48AM

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