NHER 35445 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 1999 and 2015 recovered Roman and medieval coins and a range of other, undated and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated unidentified copper alloy object; a Bronze Age socketed axehead; a Roman brooch and finger ring; an Early Saxon sleeve clasp; a Late Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval gold finger ring); medieval harness fittings and pendants, unidentified objects, a key, purse fragment, cauldron fragment and copper alloy and lead seal matrices; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval harness fitting, bell, furniture fitting, knife fragment, mount, spur, toy handgun and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG13SE
Civil Parish	ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

August 1999. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours Field 31.
Five Roman, five medieval and seven post medieval coins.
Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (S3).
?Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds.
See finds lists, coin lists and original field finds lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 June 2000.

August 2006. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours Field 20. [2].
Roman brooch fragment, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
1 Roman, 4 medieval and 4 post medieval coins.
Coins include a medieval gilded forgery of an angel of Edward IV.
See descriptions, (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Bales (NLA), 13 June 2008

August 2006. Metal detecting Discovery Tours Field 21. [3].
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, medieval and post medieval objects.
3 medieval coins.
See descriptions, (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Bales (NLA), 13 June 2008.

July 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

August 2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval gold finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This ring was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T967).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2023.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 214; No 1196; Fig 1196.
<S1> SNF70387 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Finds Identification Database.
<S2> SNF70386 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Digital Finds Image File.
<S3> SNF76330 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (46)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2023 4:40PM