Record ID: DOR-AADA99
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver unit of the Southern region (Atrebates). Attributed to Epaticcus (AD 20-40) and of "Epaticcus Eagle" type. Obverse: bust right wearing lionskin, EPATI. Reverse: Eagle standing left. Reference: ABC No. 1346 Date: Iron Age Diameter: 13.31 mm Weight: 1.03 g
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-D2C336
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to AD 40. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse and pellets on the reverse.  Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 20.11 mm Weight:  4.07 g
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Saturday 2nd December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-B45175
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age copper alloy stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to 40 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse with pellets on the reverse.  Reference: ABC 2175  Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 18.02 mm Weight: 4.26 g
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 26th November 2023
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Record ID: SOMDOR-378F61
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a enamelled cast copper alloy Crescentic terret of probable late Iron Age date. The fragment measures 36.8mm by 24.6mm by 12.1mm and weighs 18.44g. It consists of part of the hoop and a 10mm length of the cast-in-one copper alloy bar, which is narrowed with a circular cross-section (diameter 6.2mm). Beside the bar the hoop has a sub-circular cross-section (diameter 11.9mm). This narrows to around 6mm internally, with a flat rectangular cross-sectioned exterior, much of which has been damaged. This flat part is decorated on both sides with red enamel, inlaid around raise…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-AD5282
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A possible linch pin terminal with a crude anthopomorphic head. It is in nthe form of a crude human head, cast in the round. The head is broadly oval with an off centre groove at the top (running front to back) The eyes are two small, but relatively deep holes, possibly once containing other material. The nose is flattened and triangular. The mouth is a simple horizontal line. There is a groove around the the base of the head to mark tha neck and below this the object flares slightyl into a circula collar. At the base this continues as a short tubular projection, narrowed from the &quo…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR1357
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy terret of Simple type,. D-sectioned copper alloy loop. Sub-circular with two rounded projections flanking a constriction at one side.  
Created on: Monday 29th October 2001
Last updated: Sunday 19th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET PIDDLEHINTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR1356
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy simple terret ring. D-sectioned copper alloy loop. Sub-circular a defined collar at each end of the strap bar; one of which flanks a constriction at one side.  
Created on: Monday 29th October 2001
Last updated: Sunday 19th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET PIDDLEHINTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-CF0B77
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy double-sided strap union,. The oval central plate element has a frame of two raised crescents forming a central circular recess. On one side in the recess are two large raised ring and dot/ roundel decorations flanking two smaller ring and dots with a continuous frame forming an hourglass shape. At the centre of each of the roundels on the first side is a slight projection. This design is mirrored on the other side, although it is obscured by heavy corrosion. Instead of the domed roundels, on the second side these elements are flatter and each have a central spike that wou…
Created on: Monday 27th October 2003
Last updated: Sunday 19th November 2023
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Record ID: DOR-05CCB8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver quarter stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 50 - 20 BC.A South Western (Durotrigian) uninscribed type. A "Badbury Starfish" type Reference: ABC 2220 Diameter: 12.91 mm Weight: 0.82 g  
Created on: Sunday 24th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: DOR-05B7E5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age copper alloy stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to 40 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath and pellets on the obverse and a pellets on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter: 17.70 mm Weight: 2.97 g  
Created on: Sunday 24th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: DEV-FBBC22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uninscribed base silver Iron Age stater of the Durotriges, South Western region, dating to the period c.65 BC - AD 45. The coin is of the "Cranborne Chase" type.  The obverse shows a pattern that was originally based on a stylised head (possibly of Apollo), although the design has 'devolved' into something more abstract. There are three crescent shapes on the obverse. The rest of the design has worn away. The reverse shows a stylised horse with two disjointed legs and five pellets above it; also, a larger pellet below, which is very w…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: DEV-23E765
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn uninscribed copper-alloy Iron Age stater of the Durotriges, South Western region, dating from c. 65 BC to AD 45. The coin is of the "Cranborne Chase" type. Due to wear, the shape of the coin is sub-triangular - like that of a shield. On the obverse, all that remains is a vertical pin shape that covers almost half the surface, with a wide crescent above it and another narrow crescent shape to the right of this. Near the bottom right hand edge of the obverse, are a group of worn pellets. On the reverse, much of the surface is covered by very worn pellets r…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: DOR-355A46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy one piece bow brooch. A La Tène III type dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman periods.The pin is missing and the catch plate is incomplete. There is a remnant of the integral spring at the head. The head of the bow is a sub-circular plate, convex at the front and concave at rthe rear. The bow is narrowed from the plate, oval in cross section and tapering further to a pointed foot. Projecting back from the foot is a hooked catchplate. The plate at the head is decortaed with incised lines forming two concentric bands at the edge, infilled…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-D69CD4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy object. A copper alloy loop, circular with a central circular aperture. The outer face is waisted with a central groove flanked by convex ridges with flat outer edges on the front. At either end of the groove is a solid V-shaped moulding.. At the rear are two stubs of rectangular cross sectioned arms , both terminating in old breaks. Date: Iron Age to Roman Diameter: 13.5 mm Width: 12.3 mm Length: 11.95 mm Thickness: 4.4 mm Weight: 4.62 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-7D3F2C
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Contents of find: The find comprises five Iron Age gold coins, two globular staters and three quarter staters. All are early uninscribed types now thought to be produced in south-western Britain (Dorset, Hampshire and surrounding areas) in the first half of the first century BC. The coins can be summarised as: Uninscribed British Iron Age Insular X1 stater (Sills 2017, 258 no. 290, ABC 94 var.) Blank obverse with raised cross on reverse, two pellets in one quadrant. Weight: 6.97g.  Uninscribed British Iron Age Insular X1 stater (Sills 2017, 258 no. 290, ABC 94 var.) Bl…
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-6A1686
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age base silver stater, dating to the period 58BC- AD 43. It is an uninscribed British South Western (Durotrigic) Cranborne Chase stater. VA 1235-1, BMC 2525-46, ABC 2157.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2BBBA4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable base silver stater of the British Iron Age. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type with a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse and pellets on the reverse. Date: Late Iron Age - c. 50 bc - ad 40 Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.2 g
Created on: Friday 13th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Just out side of wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-17B0DA
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Items from an Iron Age crouched inhumation: A copper alloy vessel with handle, a pottery vessel, two copper alloy brooches and an iron implement Grave assemblage: 1] A copper alloy vessel with ornate handle. In excavation the vessel was observed to comprise two layers of horizontally ridged copper alloy sheet. Adjacent to it was the probably handle in two pieces. The handle consists of a rectangular copper alloy bar, which constricts into right-angled ends which then expand into right-angled, squared escutcheons. The handle is decorated with longitudinal grooves on the main body and…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maiden Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D2B49D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to AD 50. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse and pellets on the reverse. ABC 2157 Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 19.40 mm Weight:  4.91 g
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Valence', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-C8B012
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bronze stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to AD 40. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian ) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse and pellets on the reverse. Reference: as ABC 2175, BMC 2790-2859. Diameter: 18.7mm Thickness: 2.8mm Weight: 3.53g
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.