NHER 63841 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Late Saxon/medieval and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered Roman coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman disc brooch, copper alloy pin and silver finger ring; a Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl; a medieval harness pendant and unidentified copper alloy object; medieval/post-medieval thimbles, a button, copper alloy vessel fragment and iron padlock case and a post-medieval unidentified white metal object and unidentified copper-alloy and iron object.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08SE
Civil Parish	BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

October-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
3 Roman coins, an enamelled disc brooch, copper alloy pin and silver snakes-head finger ring.
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval harness pendant and copper alloy unidentified object.
2 medieval/post-medieval thimbles, a button, copper alloy vessel fragment and iron padlock case.
Post-medieval white metal (probably pewter) unidentified object.
Information from PAS imports.
The silver Roman finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T21), and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 January 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2021 to 26 January 2025.

May 2021. Metal-detecting [2].
Post-medieval unidentified copper-alloy and iron object.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (16)

FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 350 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 388 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 23 2025 5:15PM