NHER 67202 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2023 and 2024 recovered a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; undated copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches, bracelet fragments and a furniture fitting; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Middle Saxon/Late Saxon hooked tag; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval silver annular brooch pin); a medieval possible leash swivel, tailor's thimble or sewing ring, thimble, copper alloy needle, copper alloy stud, lead pot mends, lead weight and possible lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval book clasp, copper alloy 'paper-clip' rivet, iron barrel padlock and lead weights and a post-medieval probable mount, harness mount, crotal bell and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG00SW
Civil Parish	HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

February-May 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
3 Roman pottery sherds, Colchester-derivative rearhook brooches and a furniture fitting.
3 medieval coins, 24 pottery sherds, a buckle and thimble.
4 post-medieval coins, 5 pottery sherds, a buckle and probable mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2024 and 14 April 2024.

February-April 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
3 Roman coins, 1 pottery sherd, Colchester-derivative brooches and a bracelet fragment.
Early Saxon Great square-headed brooch fragment (S1).
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon hooked tag.
10 medieval coins, 23 pottery sherds, buckles, strap ends, a possible leash swivel, copper alloy stud and silver annular brooch pin.
7 post-medieval coins, buckles, a button, dress hook and tailor's thimble or sewing ring.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver brooch pin was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2023 T547).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2024 to 13 May 2024.

February-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated piece of copper alloy casting waste.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper.
2 Roman coins and a bracelet fragment.
5 medieval coins, 4 buckles, an annular brooch, copper alloy needle, 2 lead pot mends, lead weight and possible lead weight.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, a book clasp, copper alloy 'paper-clip' rivet, iron barrel padlock and lead weight.
1 post-medieval token, a button, strap clasp, harness mount, crotal bell and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 3 May 2025.

February-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
3 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and a shoe buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 3 May 2025.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF102472 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2023. Drawing of an Early Saxon Great square-headed brooch fragment. Find Illustration. Film.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (112)

SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 100 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 60 AD to 120 AD)
COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 65 AD)
COIN (Roman - 73 AD to 73 AD)
COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
COIN (Roman - 159 AD to 160 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 250 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 560 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1117 AD to 1117 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
NEEDLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
STUD (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1244 AD to 1247 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1305 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1507 AD)
DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1562 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
THIMBLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1694 AD to 1694 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2025 1:14PM