NHER 60909 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2015 and 2025 recovered Roman and post-medieval pottery sherds; a medieval roof tile fragment; Late Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undatable piece of silver metal-working debris; a Roman brooches, bracelet fragments, a finger ring and key; Early Saxon copper alloy and silver brooches; medieval mounts, a buckle, strap fitting, harness-pendant suspension mount and lead seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval button and a post-medieval harness mount and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SW
Civil Parish	SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
9 Roman coins, a brooch and key.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 170m to the west. [2].
7 Roman coins and 2 pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 October 2016.

February 2018. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
IND15022018JS - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 June 2018.

November 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin and a finger ring.
Medieval strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Late Iron Age coin (gold stater).
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded under NHER 34520.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman pottery sherd and a bracelet fragment.
Post-medieval cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
H. Hamilton (HES), 02 July 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

September 2020. Metal-detecting. [6].
Early Saxon silver equal-arm brooch.
Information from PAS import.
This silver brooch was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T740).
P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

October 2020. Metal-detecting. [7].
Undatable silver droplet or metal-working waste.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

January 2022. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/posat-medieval lead button.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

March 2022. Metal-detecting. [8]
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023.

October 2022. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Late Iron Age coin.
7 Roman coins, an Aesica brooch and a snake-headed bracelet fragment.
Early Saxon small-long brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 February 2024.

March 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Late Iron Age coin (silver unit).
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins, a mount and a harness pendant suspension mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

Before 27 August 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025.

Before 19 March 2025. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF101491 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of an Early Saxon equal armed brooch fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (59)

COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 20 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 30 AD)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 40 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 250 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 111 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 400 AD)
COIN (Roman - 219 AD to 219 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 273 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 361 AD)
COIN (Roman - 352 AD to 353 AD)
COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
COIN (Roman - 361 AD to 363 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 480 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 1017 AD to 1023 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1311 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1327 AD to 1377 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1555 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1583 AD to 1585 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 8 2025 5:07PM