NHER 60313 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2022 recovered Roman and Late Saxon to medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a range of other Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Early Saxon brooches; a medieval buckle and unidentified copper alloy object; a medieval/post-medieval mount and thimble and a post-medieval buckle, probable sword-belt fitting, furniture escutcheon plate, mount, mount or stud, unidentified copper alloy zoomorphic object and lead cloth seal.

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Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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April 2013-August 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
Early Saxon brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval mount.
Post-medieval discoidal mount and mount or stud.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin and an escutcheon plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Saxon Cruciform brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
1 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd.
3 medieval pottery sherds and a buckle.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds and a thimble.
1 post-medieval token, buckle, ?sword belt fitting and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

August 2022. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
Post-medieval unidentified copper alloy zoomorphic object.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

NHRG092025 – PAS details awaited. [7].
Finder's 'Makintosh Field Six Acres'.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2025.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (24)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 321 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 530 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 975 AD to 1100 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1248 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1553 AD to 1649 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2025 12:34PM