NHER 34896 (Find Spot) - Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon/medieval, and medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1998 and 2018 recovered Roman to post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; and Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Early Saxon brooches; a medieval purse bar, buckle and incomplete padlock and a post-medieval musket ball and hooked tag.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60NE
Civil Parish FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1998. Metal detecting. [1].
3 Roman coins.
Early Saxon brooches.
4 medieval coins, a strap-end, seal matrix and box mount.
Post medieval purse bar and key.
See list in file.
Identified by H. M. Geake (A&E) 1998.
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1999. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 26 February 2020.

1999. Metal detecting. [2].
3 Roman and 1 medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 October 2000.

Before 13 May 1999. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval buckle.
The location of these findspots are only identified as a 6-figure grid reference at [4].
See description in file and Finder's Map (S1).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 April 2020.

October 1999 to February 2000. Metal detecting. [5].
Late Medieval/Early Post medieval incomplete purse bar.
See further description in file.
K. Hinds (NLA) 1 August 2000.

Before March 2011. Metal-detecting.
A medieval coin and an incomplete padlock, a post-medieval coin, jetton and musket balls.
See descriptions in file.
E. Darch (HES), 26 October 2011.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field.
Roman coin and post-medieval hooked tag.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 15 May 2012.

January-December 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins and 2 pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Merchant, C. 1999. Maps showing findspot locations for finds recovered from Shouldham, Shouldham Thorpe, Stradsett and Fincham, before 13 May 1999. Finder's map. p. 4.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 96 AD to 98 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 177 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 235 AD to 238 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1711 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1399 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1711 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)

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Record last edited

May 12 2021 2:14PM

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