Record ID: DOR-7D6391
Object type: MIRROR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy mirror. The handle of a mirror which has been broken into two pieces. The handle comprises two loops separated by oval transverse collars and a bi-lobed involute looped slotted mount where the missing plate of the mirror was attached. The lower, terminal loop is sub-circular and the central loop is oval. They are separated by an oval collar. The frame is circular in cross section. At the top of the oval loop is a second oval collar separating it from the bi-lobed involute looped terminal. The loops of the terminal are open and have a lozengifor…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-E14169
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver stater of the British Iron Age. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. Reference: ABC 2163 Date: Late Iron Age - c. 60 BC - AD 10 Diameter: 19.12 mm Weight: 4.62 g
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-06242D
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 50 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a pellets on the reverse. Struck on an irregular flan and incomplete. Reference:  similar to ABC 2175 Diameter: 20.64 mm Weight: 3.01 g
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-CD48A9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uninscribed worn, base silver Age stater of the South Western region / Durotriges tribe dating to c. 60 BC-20 BC. cf. Cranborne Chase type. Obverse: wreath, cloak and crescents, Reverse: disjointed horse left, body of crescents, four vertical legs, pellets above. c.f. ABC 2169.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-CD2D4D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uninscribed base silver Iron Age stater of the South Western region / Durotriges tribe dating to c.60 BC - 20 BC. cf. Spread Tail type. Obverse: wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse: disjointed horse left, body of crescents, four vertical legs, two diverging lines for tail, eleven pellets above. c.f. ABC 2160.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-1FC648
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age base silver stater of the British Iron Age.South Western (Durotrigian) type, dating to 20 BC-AD 50. It is extremely worn and very little detail can be seen on either side. Date: Iron Age Diameter: 16.4 mm Weight: 1.83 g  
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8E0685
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible swivel fitting. It comprises an oval frame, wide and double-ridged at the top, tapering to the underside where there is the stub of an integral rivet or projection.  Date: Possibly Iron Age Width: 10.00 mm Thickness: 4.78 mm Weight: 6.51 g  
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-8DB5B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy  'La Tene I' style brooch. A sprung bow brooch with four coils and a chord running underneath. The bow and pin are made in one piece. The pin is incomplete.  The bow is arched forward and downwards from the coils. The upper part of the bow is triangular with a C-shaped cross section. It tapers to a pointed break. The foot and catchplate are missing. It is decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal groove containing a low ridge with incised transverse grooves across it.  Date: Middle Iron Age c…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-8CAA73
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn bronze stater probably of the British Iron Age dating to c. 20 BC to AD 40. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian ) type.Probably a stylised wreath on the obverse. A stylised horse and pellets on the reverse. Reference: as ABC 2175, BMC 2790-2859. Diameter: 17.51mm Thickness: 2.29mm Weight: 2.95g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8C5512
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy, beaded, sectional bracelet dating to c. 200 BC - AD 100. An almost complete short section, probably from a two-part bracelet. The piece is parallel sided and curving, D-shaped at one and and to C-shaped in cross section for the remainder (convex on the upper face). Three of the beads are open and hollow at the rear, the fourth is hollow and closed at the base. The "beads" are well cast and are rather pointed. Underneath one of the end beads the sides each have a circular attachment hole at the outer edge. Date: Iron Ag…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8C29E6
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. Similar record on the database DOR-F71AB7 Reference: as ABC 2175, BMC 2790-2859. Diameter: 17.74mm Thickness: 2.31mm Weight: 2.94g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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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-65B039
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 50 BC to 10 AD. An uninscribed South Western Region / Durotrigian type. Obverse has a wreath, cloak, hair bar and crescents decoration. Reverse has a disjointed horse and pellets decoration. Similar to Rudd ABC 2169.  BMC 2648 - 2686.  Diameter: 17.92 mm     Weight: 3.75 g    Axis:  3
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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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: 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-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
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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: DOR-787755
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD. The lower part of the bow only. It is flat and rectangular in shape, slightly curving. It is decorated with an incised groove positioned centrally along its length, either side, along the margins of the bow are a series of incised semi-circular grooves. Date: late Iron Age or early Roman period  Length: 25.40 mm Width: 9.10 mm Thickness: 0.67 mm Weight: 0.78 g  
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-783CF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III/Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the 1st century AD. Complete with part of the spring, but missing its pin and catch plate. The bow has a rectangular cross section and tapers to the foot. It is decorated with two rows of incised diagonal lines positioned centrally along its length, one side is very worn. The diagonal pattern terminates with two horizontally incised lines from where the bow is plain and appears to flatten and slightly expand, there is a possibility this is part of the flattened cu…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-29E1CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy stater of the British Iron Age dating to 50 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. Date: Iron Age Diameter: 17.06 mm Weight: 2.35 g Thickness: 2.46 mm Die axis: 3
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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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: 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
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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-D285D9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  base silver 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 on the reverse.  Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 19.81 mm Weight:  3.02 g
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D135AF
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 and pellets on the reverse. Dimensions: Diameter: 16.52, Weight: 2.31 g.
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D0EAC4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Iron Age enamelled copper alloy harness fitting (toggle or cheek-piece), dating to c.AD 1 - 100. The fitting is a sub-rectangular with a swollen central block and either side the arms are slightly narrowed. The arms are circular in section and slightly expanded and flat at the terminal. The central block has rounded edges and has a slightly rounded rectangular shaped perforation measuring 28.2 mm running longintudinally through it. One face of the object is decorated with an inlaid symmetrical, geometric and curvilinear design. The wings are dec…
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D91FBD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  fragment of copper alloy with a design on one surface. The design seems to be part of the reverse of a stater of the British Iron Age, South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. It comprises a group of circular recesses and two crescent-shaped recesses below. This would be equivalent to the raised pellet and two raised crescents seen on such staters (the crescents being the belly of a stylised horse. This may be part of a coin die for manufacturing staters, or it could also be an impression of such a coin, perhaps to cast copies in a mould. Date: Possibly Late Iron Age - c. …
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: DOR-F1A6A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy 'La Tene I' style brooch.  Part of the pin is missing.  The bow and pin are made in one piece. At the head are four coils, two each side, joined at the top by an arched chord. Through the centre of the spring is an iron axis bar. The shaft of the pin tapers to a bent point and it is now too short to reach the catchplate at the foot. The bow of the brooch extends downwards from the coils and is deeply arched into a flat sub-oval shape. It is rectangular in cross section and decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal lo…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: DOR-C8ED6C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver plated stater with a copper alloy core. A contemporary copy of a stater of the British Iron Age,  South Western uninscribed ( Durotrigian type ) dating to c. 50BC - AD10. Diameter: 18.4mm    Thickness:  2.6mm    Weight:  3.75g
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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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
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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-A2DD07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse.  Reference: ABC Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' type No. 2157 Diameter: 18.3 mm   Weight: 5.10g  Die Axis: 6
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: DEV-EC5656
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy uninscribed struck Iron Age stater of the South Western Region/Durotriges, dating to the period c. 58 BC - AD 43, 'Hod Hill' type. See Van Arsdell 1290; Hobbs (1996) pp. 158-159/pls 88-91, nos 2790ff.; ABC no. 2175 Measurements: Diameter: 17 mm, Weight: 2.5 g The flan is quite small and irregular in form
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: DEV-EBFF99
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly silver-washed copper-alloy uninscribed struck Iron Age stater of the South Western Region/Durotriges, dating to the period c. 58 BC - AD 43, 'Hod Hill' type. See Van Arsdell 1290; Hobbs (1996) pp. 158-159/pls 88-91, nos 2790ff.; ABC no. 2175 Measurements: Diameter: 18.5 mm, Weight: 3.00 g
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: DOR-F74F55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  base silver 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 on the reverse.  Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 18.3 mm Weight:  3.77 g Die axis: 10
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
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Record ID: DOR-F732BC
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 on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter: 18.01 mm Weight: 2.75 g Die Axis: 10
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: DOR-B57BAD
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 and pellets on the reverse.It is more oval than round in shape. Dimensions: Diameter 18.76 mm, Thickness 19.21 mm, Weight 1.73 g.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Monday 27th March 2023
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Record ID: DOR-D2CD87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 10 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse.  Reference: ABC No. 2157 Diameter: 18.49 mm Weight: 2.68 g Die Axis: 11
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: DOR-42AC8F
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 on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter: 17.12 mm Weight: 2.75 g Die Axis: uncertain
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: DOR-429FA2
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 on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter:17.15 mm Weight: 2.08 g Die Axis: 6
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: DOR-0B1982
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch, possibly part of a T-shaped type. All that remains is a short section of bow, broken at either end. One end is V-shaped in cross section, the other is D-shaped. There is an expanded, triangular knop in the middle which has a recess for enamel (also triangular). There is an incised line frame around the empty recess. Date: Roman - c.60 - 160 AD Dimensions: 17.96 mm x 8.83 mm x 3.02 mm Weight: 1.37 g This is probably part of a brooch similar to DOR-C26A4B. Similar brooches are recorded in Hattatt, R, 2000 A Visual Catalogue…
Created on: Sunday 25th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2022
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Record ID: DOR-F6A53E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy 'La Tene I' style brooch dating to the early Iron Age, c. 400 - 200 BC.  One coil and the shaft of the pin are missing. The bow and pin are made in one piece. At the head are three coils and chord of the sprung pin mechanism, two at one side and one on the other, joined at the top by an arched chord. The bow of the brooch extends downwards from the coils and is deeply arched into a flat D-shape. It is thickly D-shaped in cross section and decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal line of stamped annulets flanked by longitudi…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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Record ID: DOR-DB0216
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. A late la Tène type. At the head is an integral four coiled spring with an external chord running underneath it. The spring is filled with iron corrosion product, probably from an iron axis bar. The pin is missing. The bow is a simple extension of the wire of the spring being not much thicker at the head and having an oval cross section. The bow tapers to a sharp, finely pointed foot. At the rear of the foot is the remnant of a hooked catchplate. Reference: Similar to Hattatt, R 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, p …
Created on: Friday 25th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-C92F78
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy mount. A possible end-cap for a knife or a decorative stud. The mount is a pointed oval in outline, flat at the base and deeply convex on the top. It is of solid metal with a projecting stub of iron inset in the flat base (the iron is possibly a stud or part of a knife tang and is sub-circular in cross section). The upper, convex surface of the mount is in the form of a stylised human head. At one of the points is a small, very stylised human face comprising two small ring-and-dot eyes set close together above a large triangular moulded nose, with a short, transve…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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Record ID: DOR-C8A935
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Reference: ABC Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' type No. 2157 Diameter: 20.61 mm Weight: 4.72 g Die Axis: 8
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st April 2022
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Record ID: DOR-0CA441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. The bow only of a La Tène I type. The bow and pin were wrought in one piece, the missing coils of the pin being drawn from the head of the brooch. The chord and pin are missing. The bow is thick and deeply arched with a sub-rectangular cross section. The rear of the bow has several ashallow, transverse grooves. At its base the bow narrows to the break and is decorated with a shallow transverse groove. Date: Iron Age - c. 400 - 200 BC Dimensions: 42.33 mm x 8.59 mm x 13.97 mm Weight: 5.71 g Reference: Hattatt, R, Visual Catalogue, p 288…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-577BD9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver 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 on the reverse. Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 18.62 mm Weight: 2.73 g
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2022
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Record ID: DOR-004762
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III Nauheim derivative brooch. The pin and part of the coiled spring mechanism are missing. A one-piece brooch which consists of a circular cross sectioned wire forming a spring of whic two coils remain. The inner left coil extends into into a sub-rectangular cross sectioned curved bow which tapers to a thin, pointed foot and flat catchplate behind. There is no decoration visible on the bow. Date: Late Iron Age - c. AD 30 - 70 Dimensions: 58.34 mm x 8.56 mm x 19.19 mm Weight: 4.24 g Similar to SOM-6F3182 and DOR-A34393
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: DOR-B0F6AB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold quarter stater of the British Iron Age, South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type, dating to c. 80-50 BC. Three figures in a galley on the obverse and a zig-zag on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2205 Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 11.45 mm Weight: 1.06 g Die axis: 6 Although the coin is rather light for a gold quarter stater, the weights of the BM coin ranging from 1.33 to 1.53g. It is closer to the weights for silver pieces which range from 0.76 to 1.46g. However, the colour of the coin does appear to be pale gold.
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th December 2021
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Record ID: DOR-DFF43C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age base silver 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 on the reverse. The flan is split and irregular in shape. Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 22.64 mm Weight: 3.11 g Die axis: 9
Created on: Monday 6th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 15th December 2021
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Record ID: DOR-39B6A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Reference: ABC Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' type No. 2157 Diameter: 18.88 mm Weight: 5.45 g Die Axis: 4
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Record ID: DOR-6DE95A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 50 BC to AD 20 . South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Diameter: 20.01 mm Weight: 2.37 g
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Last updated: Saturday 23rd October 2021
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Record ID: DOR-5BF283
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 50 BC to AD 20 . South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Diameter: 20.51 mm Weight: 2.99 g
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Last updated: Sunday 24th October 2021
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Record ID: WILT-853DB3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age quarter stater of the Durotriges tribe (South Western Region), dating to the period c. 50 BC - AD 40. Obverse: Almost plain. Reverse depicting zigzag thunderbolt, line of pellets across field, clamshell motifs to side. Duro Thunderbolt type. cf ABC no.2217.
Created on: Friday 9th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-84F0EF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age stater of the Durotriges tribe (South Western Region), dating to the period c. 60 BC - AD 20. Obverse depicting a wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse depicting a disjointed horse facing left. Badbury Rings type. Ref. ABC p.111 no.2163.
Created on: Friday 9th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-84C0DD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver/copper alloy Iron Age stater of the Durotriges tribe (South Western Region), dating to the period c. 60 BC - AD 20. Obverse depicting a wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse depicting a disjointed horse facing left. Badbury Rings type. Ref. ABC p.111 no.2163.
Created on: Friday 9th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: DOR-788249
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy stater of the British Iron Age. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. Stylised bust on the obverse and a stylised horse and pellets on the reverse. The coin has been deliberately holed. The hole is circular and has been pierced from the obverse to the reverse. Date: Roman Diameter: 18.54 mm Weight: 2.05 g Die axis: uncertain
Created on: Sunday 21st March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-693F7F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy decorative terminal, probably of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The cast terminal is of near-circular, globular form and is incomplete, missing the integral shaft (with a surviving length of 16.4mm and a weight of 24.7g). At the apex is a circular recessed cell (3.6mm diameter and 1.2mm deep), which retains remnants of red enamel of red ‘sealing-wax’ type. Around the cell is a prominent raised ring border (2.1mm wide and giving an external diameter of 8.8mm). The top of the ring is corroded but appears to have been enhanced with a groove near its …
Created on: Friday 12th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
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Record ID: DOR-D00A9F
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable hoard of silver Iron Age staters. There are seven staters of which two are complete and five are incomplete or fragmentary. Several are in two pieces. All are South Western British Iron Age uninscribed staters of a type commonly found in Dorset, Wiltshire and surrounding counties. This series of staters varies in design and composition from specimens containing a small amount of gold as well as silver (ABC 2157 type) to specimens of slightly lower weight with a higher proportion of copper to silver (ABC 2169) to struck (ABC 2175) and cast (ABC 2178 ff) examples in cop…
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 27th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tincleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-16604E
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 BC to 10 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised "boat" on the obverse and a zig-zag on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2208/2211 Diameter: 13.27 mm Weight: 0.62 g Die Axis: 12
Created on: Friday 17th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 12th March 2021
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Record ID: DOR-164EA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age copper alloy 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 on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter: 17.65 mm Weight: 2.10 g Die Axis: 6
Created on: Friday 17th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 12th March 2021
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Record ID: DOR-162692
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 on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2175 Diameter: 16.16 mm Weight: 2.96 g Die Axis: 6
Created on: Friday 17th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 12th March 2021
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Record ID: DEV-C669B9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age or Roman mount dating to the period c. 300BC - AD 100. It is possibly a decorative shield clip, although it has also been suggested that this type of mount derives from a bucket, tankard or vessel. As this example contains remnants of iron decay in its interior, it has been suggested that it may originate from a bucket style vessel, akin to those of the Aylesford Swarling type (J. Ahmet pers.comm). It is formed of a single sheet of copper alloy which is now tubular in shape. It has a series of curving ridges which give it a sligh…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2020
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2023
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Record ID: DOR-0F1F10
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Romano-British cosmetic pestle, from a small portable grinding set. A cresent-shaped rod with a large, integral central loop projecting from the upper edge of its concave side. The loop is U-shaped with a central circular aperture and is slightly inset to the rod, without a neck or shank. The rod has a rounded cross section and is slightly asymmetrical, with both ends tapering to a point. Date: Early Roman - c.75 to 300 AD Dimensions: 39.81 mm x 15.78 mm x 5.4 mm Weight: 7.95 g In record DENO-7280CE for a similar pestle the author notes: The …
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2020
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Record ID: DOR-37D4F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bow brooch. A Nauheim derivative. The brooch is a single piece type, the stub of the integral pin and coils remaining at the head. The bow expands from the rectangular sectioned head into a wide tapering leaf-shaped plate. This is decorated with two central longitudinal incised lines forming a ridge.. On the narrowed leg of the bow are two transverse incised lines.The foot is pointed with a curving hooked catchplate behind. The foot and catchplate have been bent into a right angle to the right. The catchplate is not pierced. Date: Late Iron Age -Early Roman - c. AD 10…
Created on: Friday 12th June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: DOR-E18A1A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base silver stater of the British Iron Age. A South Western (Durotrigian) type dating to 20 BC - AD 10. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. There is a border below the horse on the reverse wihth a zig-zag line in the centre resembling an M. Reference: ABC cf. No. 2172 Diameter: 19.60 mm Weight: 2.70 g Die axis: 6
Created on: Monday 8th June 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
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Record ID: DOR-C59495
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably mount or possible bead. A solid looped band of cast copper alloy. It is D-shaped in profile. The outer face is decorated with cast transverse ridges an grooves. The curved front face is wider than the flatter rear face and is decorated with a central pair ridges flanked by a wide grooves and an outer ridge along each edge. The rear face is decorated with four equal ridges with narrow grooves between. The internal face is flat and undecorated. At the rear the upper and lower ridges have torn along the line of the grooves. Date: Late Iron Age - c. 300 BC - AD 50 Dimension…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 7th April 2020
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Record ID: SOM-7427BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a very worn British Iron Age base silver (billon) stater, uninscribed South Western (Durotriges), dating to c. 40 BC - AD 10; VA 1235; BMC 2555ff, ABC 2169.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-21B957
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extracted from file report by E. Ghey: The 40 coins are all gold Iron Age coins of the denomination known as a stater. All but one are of similar appearance and are very worn pale gold Continental Iron Age staters produced in Northern France (Normandy area) during the c. 2nd century BC. They are sometimes associated with the people later referred to as the Baiocasses and belong to the series “aux sangliers” (with boars, DT series 341) or “aux lyres” (with lyres, DT series 338) (BN 6955-6988 de Jersey 1994, 108-113 and fig. 57). There are 22 lyre series coins an…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charlton Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-A9225E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver uninscribed South Western (Durotrigian) stater of Iron Age date, c. 60 BC to AD 20.  South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian ) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Measurements: 21.1mm diameter, 3.9mm thickness, 5.53g.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-520BE9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A British Iron Age Badbury Rat silver quarter stater, uninscribed South Western (Durotriges), c. 20 BC - AD 40, VA 1249-1 / 1260-1, BMC 2766, ABC 2214ff.
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Keyneston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-AD0547
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Iron Age silver unit of the Western (Dobunni) group dating to c. 50-20 BC. Obverse shows an Abstract head facing right with prominent outlien of the nose and protruding lips, ring and dot eye, saltire below, pelets and curved lines to right of face. Reverse shows an Abstract horse facing left with pellets below and possibly flower above, ie pellet with radiating lines ABC 2018 BMC 2964 VA 1045 Diameter: 13.25 mm Weight: 1.03 g Die Axis: 8
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-AC92BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to AD 20 . South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian ) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse with a spread tail on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2160, VA 1238, BMC 2662, 2690 Diameter: 18.22 mm Weight: 3.93 g Die axis: uncertain
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 5th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-AB7C13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age base silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type.There is a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. The coin is oval in shape. Diameter: 13.17 mm Weight: 3.04 g Die Axis: 6
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-AA744C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of strip type. The pin is missing. The wings are formed of rolled tabs and have traces of iron corrosion from the missing iron axis bar.There is a notch between them where the missing pin would have articulated. The bow is tapering with a flat rectangular cross section. It is decorated with two converging grooves forming a V on the upper part of the bow. The grooves are further decorated with rows of diagonal incised lines across them. The lower part of the bow is undecorated and tapers to a rounded point. At the rear is a small hooked catchplate. …
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 5th February 2020
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Record ID: WILT-84E861
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy hinged strip bow brooch, probably dating to AD 25-70. The brooch survives largely complete, with damage to the head and the axis bar and pin lost. The bow is bent at a 90 degree angle at roughly the mid-point, with the foot pointing forwards. The head of the brooch consists of a rectangular sheet of copper alloy with a central rectangular slot to accommodate a hinged pin, now lost. The rear of the head is rolled backwards to hold the axis bar, which is also lost. The right half of the reverse of the head is lost. The bow tapers into a l…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2020
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Record ID: WILT-843DC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Fragment of a probable Iron Age to Early Roman brooch, probably a Nauheim derivative La tene III brooch, dating to c. AD 20-60. The fragment has been heavily distorted, but comprises of a probable bow, with a high-shouldered sub-lozengiform plate, tapering into a wire at the head of the brooch, but which is truncated. The bow tapers into the foot, but this is truncated prior to the catchplate and terminal. The bow is decorated with an incised central longitudinal band with oblique notches creating a corded effect. Either edge of the the bow has a deeply engraved border. The juncture…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: DOR-1B7219
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron Age copper-alloy La Tène III Nauheim-derivative brooch, dating to 75 BC- AD 43. Originally a one-piece brooch. most of the bow and part of the catch plate remain but much of the head, integral pin and foot of the brooch are missing. The remnant of the head of the bow is torn and distorted. It is of this sheet metal. The front is decorated with two parallel longitudinal lines of stamped dots flanked by a single incised diagonal line running upwards from the centre to the edge. At the base the head of the bow constricts slightly before expanding into the large…
Created on: Friday 17th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2020
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Record ID: DOR-DABFC6
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. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) Cranborne Chase stater. There is a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. ABC: 2157 BMC: 2713 Diameter: 18.49 mm Weight: 4.08 g Die Axis: 1
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2020
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Record ID: DOR-B5ED7E
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. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type.There is a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Diameter: 17.05 mm Weight: 3.04 g Die Axis: 5
Created on: Thursday 19th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-A27526
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. Reference: as ABC 2175, BMC 2790-2859. Length: 18.49 mm, Width: 15.87 mm Thickness: 3.47 mm Weight: 3.77g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th May 2021
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Record ID: DOR-A1429A
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 40 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type.There is a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Diameter: 16.60 mm Weight: 1.36 g Die Axis: unknown
Created on: Wednesday 18th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-8D9853
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age copper alloy probable vessel escutcheon, dating to the Late Iron Age (c. 150 - 100 BC). A bi-lobed escutcheon with a stub of a projecting handle. It consists of of two oval lobes, each with a hooked projection at the outer edge. Both have a large circular attachment hole set slightly off centre. Both these holes are filled with corrosion product. One has a copper alloy rich material and the other is filled with iron corrosion which also covers the front of the lobe. Projecting from the the lobes is a narrowed stub, possibly of a handle, which is decorated with a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2019
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Record ID: DOR-0FB9E8
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The find comprises two Iron Age gold globular staters These 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, possibly with pellets in quadrants. Weight: 6.59g. Uninscribed British Iron Age Insular X1 stater (Sills 2017, 258 no. 290, ABC 94 var.) Blank obverse with rai…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-631601
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Silver Iron Age stater of the Durotriges tribe (South Western Region), dating to the period c. 58 BC - AD 43. Obverse depicting a wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse depicting a disjointed horse facing left. Badbury Rings type. Cf. Reference: ABC. p.111 no. 2163. BMC cf 2728-2731 Diameter: 19.91 mm Weight: 4.92 g Diameter: 12
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Record ID: DOR-BC727D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age early uninscribed British South Western B 'Chute' type gold stater, reverse-dished. Obverse: Abstract head of Apollo facing right, leaves downwards Reverse: Disjointed horse going left, triple tail, disjointed crab beneath Date: Late Iron Age - c. 80 - 60 BC Diameter: 19.50 mm Weight: 6.15 g Die axis: 7 Coins of this type were produced in the Dorset-Wiltshire-Isle of Wight area in around 80 - 60 BC. Reference: Van Arsdell 1205; BMC 35-76 cf no.57; ABC 746 ; Allen BRI B; Evans B5 ; Mack 32
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2019
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Record ID: DEV-17543D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age base silver stater of the Durotriges tribe (South Western Region), dating to the period 20 BC-AD 10. Cranborne Chase type. Obverse depicting debased head of Apollo. Reverse depicting a disjointed horse facing left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, pellet below, twelve pellets above. ABC 2169; BMC 2525-46; VA1235. Measurements: 16.8mm diameter, 1.9mm thickness, weight 1.86g.
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2019
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Record ID: DOR-83159F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type.There is a stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Diameter: 17.21 mm Weight: 2.50 g Die Axis: unknown
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-6F8C2B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to 20 AD. A South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Reference: ABC Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' billon type 2157. Diameter: 19.06 mm Weight: 5.57 g Die Axis: 5
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-591193
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver stater of the British Iron Age, South Western uninscribed (Durotriges) type, dating to the c. 20 BC - AD 10. Not further defined. Diameter: 18.61 mm Weight: 2.82 g Die Axis: 7
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-055AD8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A British Iron Age quarter stater, dating to c. 50-10 BC. South West uninscribed (Durotrigian) geometric type, Duro Boat Bird. A geometric design including a zig-zag and Y-shaped elements. References: ABC 2208 Diameter: 10.54 mm Weight: 0.88 g
Created on: Friday 11th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th November 2019
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Record ID: SOM-33BBA7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an incomplete copper alloy Iron Age or early Roman brooch, probably a La Tene III Nauheim derivative dating to the period c. AD 25 - 100. The head, pin and catchplate are missing. The piece consists of a flat piece of copper alloy, 7.6mm wide by 1.3mm thick in the cent and narrowing slightly towards the ends which then narrow more abruptly to projecting strips, one of which is probably the start of the spring as it starts to thicken and is 2.7mm wide by 1.8mm thick at the break. At the other end the strip narrows more stronglyto a very thin projection which could go on to for…
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A18559
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three uninscribed South Western British Iron Age base silver (billon) staters (Durotriges) dating to c. 60-20 BC; VA 1235; BMC 2555, ABC 2169. Obverse: Stylised head, right Reverse: Stylised horse, left. Coin 1: Diameter: 17.2 mm, Weight: 3.63 g Coin 2: Diameter: 18.5mm, Weight: 3.45 g Coin 3: Diameter: 16.8mm, Weight: 2.21 g
Created on: Tuesday 24th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-235C36
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- AD 40. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. Length: 20.62 mm Width: 16.91 mm Weight: 3.86 g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
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Record ID: WILT-16B053
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age base silver stater of the South Western Durotriges tribe dating to 58BC - AD43. Cranbourne Chase type. Obverse: wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse: disjointed horse. ABC no. 2169; BMC nos. 2555-2636, 2641-46, 2648-86.
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-053E18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy hinged strip bow brooch dating to the period c. AD 25- 70. It is missing its axis bar and pin, and parts of its wings and the end of its bow. The head of the brooch curls backwards to create a cylinder, and the rectangular plate formed contains a slot cut into the metal. This would have held the hinged pin but is now missing, as is the axis bar. The bow has a rectangular cross section, and is an incomplete elongated triangle that would have tapered to a blunted foot. The face of the bow is smooth with a shallow incised groove …
Created on: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 13th September 2019
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Record ID: DOR-6F0491
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch. The bow only remains. There is a remnant of folded tabs to house the missing pin mechanism at the top and the bow tapers to the lower break. The bow has a rectangular cross section. The front is decorated with a longitudinal row of stamped triangles on each side. Date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman - c. AD 25 - 70 Dimensions: 31.47 mm x 6.25 mm x 0.93 mm Weight: 1.16 g
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5A6C90
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver stater of the British Iron Age dating to c. 60 BC to AD 20 . South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. A stylised wreath on the obverse and a stylised horse on the reverse. Reference: ABC 2169 Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 19.76 mm Weight: 4.99 g Die axis: 5
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-4A15A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver stater of the British Iron Age. South western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. Dating to c.50 BC- AD 10 Reference: ABC 2169, BMC 2555-2636 Date: Late Iron Age Diameter: 20.03 mm Weight: 3.05 g Die axis: 1
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th July 2019
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