NHER 64464 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2020 and 2022 recovered post-medieval lead casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Late Iron Age/Roman, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Late Iron Age/Roman broochs; Roman brooches, a finger ring, penannular bracelet fragment, probable nail cleaner and furniture mount; a potentially Roman bracelet fragment; a Middle Saxon pin; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end; Late Saxon strap ends and a buckle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts, a thimble, ear scoop/toothpick combination implement, rotary key, balance arm, mount, copper alloy weight, silver seal matrix (with reused Roman intaglio) and lead cloth seal; a medieval/post-medieval scale pan from balance and a post-medieval rowel spur, Jew's harp, furniture drawer handle, end cap from scale-tang knife, copper alloy and lead weights and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

June-September 2020. Metal-detecting.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [1]:
Late Iron Age/Roman Léontomorphe brooch.
Roman brooch and furniture mount.
?Roman unidentified copper alloy object (possibly part of a bracelet).
Late Saxon strap end.
Medieval buckles, strap ends, harness mounts, a brooch, finger ring, thimble, hinge plate, balance arm from trebuchet coin balance or tumbrel, copper alloy weight, silver seal matrix (with re-used Roman intaglio) and lead cloth seal.
Medieval/post-medieval scale pan from balance.
1 post-medieval token, buckles, an end cap from scale-tang knife, lead cloth seal and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
6 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
5 post-medieval coins and 4 jettons.
The medieval silver seal matrix was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T730).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2021, 9 September 2023 and 12 September 2023.

January-June 2021. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated copper alloy unidentified objects.
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman brooches, a finger ring and probable nail cleaner.
Late Saxon buckle and strap end.
Medieval buckles, folding strap clasps, bar mounts, miscellaneous other strap fittings, a strap end, finger ring, mount, thimble and rotary key.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval token, buttons, a buckle, rowel spur, Jew's harp, furniture drawer handle and lead casting waste.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023 and 8 January 2024.

June-December 2022. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman bow brooch fragment.
Roman penannular bracelet fragment.
Middle Saxon pin.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
1 medieval coin (a ceitel of Alfonso V of Portugal), buckles, strap ends, strap mounts and an ear scoop/toothpick combination implement.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval token, buttons and a copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 February 2024, 17 February 2024 and 14 March 2024.

Associated Sources (0)

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 15 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 850 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HINGE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • TUMBREL (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1350 AD)
  • EAR SCOOP (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1438 AD to 1481 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1640 AD to 1816 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1710 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1830 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 11 2024 6:28PM

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