NHER 62173 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2024 recovered Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other, medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead spindle whorl or weight and post-medieval crotal bells, a coin weight, furniture fitting, spur fragment and gold finger ring.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG23SW
Civil Parish	COLBY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

April 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval coins and 2 pottery sherds.
4 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, a copper alloy vessel fragment and a lead spindle whorl or weight.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bells and a spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 September 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2023.

Before October 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval furniture fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval gold posy finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval gold finger ring was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2021 T895).
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023 and 14 October 2023.

October 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
3 medieval coins.
3 post-medieval coins; 1 token and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024 and 23 February 2025.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (22)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1247 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1301 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1361 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1573 AD to 1573 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2025 9:45AM