Record ID: HESH-927B26
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy bracelet of unknown age – probably late Iron Age – Roman (100 BC-100 AD). The bracelet is formed from a cast length of copper alloy bar which seems to have been twisted in a vice. The twists for the most part are regular, although a series of stress fractures are evident in a number of places. It is possible that it has been cast – although the mould it was cast from must have been based upon a twisted example. The bracelet is broadly C shaped, with an open edge which is flanked by two bird head like terminals. In cross section is a relative regular oval. The te…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Herefordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-925034
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fitting of probable later Iron Age or Roman date (300 BC – 300 AD). The fitting is incomplete and irregular in form broadly it is sub-rectangular in plan with a rounded terminal at one end and expanded one at the other (probably best described as a T shape). In cross section it is sub-rectangular or rectangular with rounded corners – the sides have distinct faceted edges. Where the fitting expands a sub-rectangular headed bar pierces the centre of the artefact. On the front face this is raised slightly above the surface of the metalwork, on the rear face this bar…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-91EED3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete fragment from the lower section of a Late Iron Age to Roman brooch dating 50-200 AD. The brooch is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and square in cross section. The sides are faceted and there is no evidence of decoration present. The upper edge has a bulbous knop which might be the mid part of the bow - it does not seem associated with the head of the brooch. The bow tapers slightly along its length to a blunt point. The inner part of the bow on the lower edge has a rib which is extends to form a catchplate; this is much abraded and incomplete. There is no decoration on any…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: HESH-8DF2E0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold quarter stater of the ruler Tasciovanus of Trinovantes Hobbs - 1647-1650, Van Arsdell 1786
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2009
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-51E201
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete fragment from a cast copper alloy cosmetic mortar (also known as cosmetic or woad grinder) of late Iron Age to early Roman date circa 300 BC - 200 AD. The cosmetic mortar is incomplete - all that remains is the looped terminal and a small part of the grinding surface. The loop is cast integral to the body of the mortar and forms one of the terminals. Unusually for the type the loop has a uniform width and thickness; there is no form of junction where the loop returns and meets with the body of the grinder and no decorative motifs. The loop though the terminal is relatively …
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2009
Last updated: Monday 9th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9BAE32
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of unknown function – most likely to be part of a harness of later Iron Age or Roman date (200 BC – 400 AD). The fragment is cast in one piece; it consists of four circles conjoined on their edges to form an irregular quatrefoil in plan. In cross section the artefact is sub-rectangular. Through the centre of the quatrefoil is an irregular sub-rectangular hole, it is positioned at the junction between the four circles. The hole measures 5.4mm x 3.6mm. Each of the four circles differs in size, although they seem to be ordered with the largest example (diame…
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross on Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9B9E96
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin or stud of probable later Iron Age or early Roman date 200 BC – 200 AD). The stud is complete consisting of a domed bi-convex head which tapers to a slight short shaft. The head is decorated with an incised pattern of a debased spiral formed from incised lines set around a central raised pellet or dome. The pattern is not well achieved being uneven and irregular in design. The shaft is an irregular square shaped section which tapers to a point. The pin is a mid brown green colour with a thick well polished patina which is abraded and laminating. The length of th…
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross on Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9B8F37
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy ‘miniature’ knobbed terret ring of probable later Iron Age or early Roman date (100 BC - 200 AD). The ring is broadly D shaped in plan, with a D shaped cross section. At the base of the ring is a horizontal bar with an oval cross section. This bar has an old fracture through it and is distorted in profile. The bar itself is slight and much thinner than the ring, it is also slightly offset. The ring itself is thick with distinct angular faces; it is regular in shape forming a regular U shaped arch. The upper part of this arch is decorated with a series of five ev…
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross on Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9B7E92
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy ring of unknown date, most probably Iron Age or early Roman (300 BC- 100AD). The function of the ring is debatable, but is probably either a belt ring or harness ring. The ring is circular in plan and has a distinct angular sub-triangular cross section; the section has its thickest part on the outer edge of the ring and is narrowest at the centre. The upper and lower surfaces have distinct faceted edges. There is no evidence of either cast or applied decoration and all casting residue has been removed from the surface of the ring. The internal edge of the ring is wo…
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross on Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5AA855
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age Coin: Silver uninscribed Western unit of irregular type. Hobbs: 3012-3022, best comparison is 3017-3018
Created on: Monday 26th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Herefordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-7344A1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment from the chape of a scabbard of a later Iron Age (La Tène III) sword (c. 200-50 BC). The fragment is irregular in plan and profile with a large fragment of iron passing through the centre of the piece; this iron fragment is probably the remains of the sword blade. In plan the piece is broadly sub-rectangular with irregular edges; in profile it is also irregular. Down the centre of the fragment, on one face only, is a large D shaped ridge. This ridge terminates at the base of the chape in a rounded knop like projection which has been heavily abraded. One o…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leominster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A3BB08
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring of probable late Iron Age or Roman date. The finger ring is formed from a cast length of semi-circular (D shaped) section copper alloy wire. The wire is 4.5mm wide and 4.2mm thick. It has been bent to form a sub-circular finger ring with a double turn with overlapping terminals. Towards the terminals the finger ring tapers and each has been clipped and filed to form the terminal. The terminals have also been hammered and are relatively square in cross section. There is no cast or incised decoration on either terminal. The ring has a maximum outer diameter of …
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-FE64E5
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy fragment from a casting jet of probable later prehistoric or Roman date (200 BC – 400 AD). The fragment is irregular in shape with a single domed (D shaped cross section) oval from which two sub-rectangular tapered pointed runners extend. Both these runners are irregular and incomplete a third similar shaped runner has been lost and a small stub can be seen on the oval base. The fragment represents a rare survival of the casting process, being the discarding remnants from the mould. The artefact cast using this method is likely to be relatively large as three …
Created on: Thursday 3rd September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-E95C03
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper-alloy toggle, or possibly button and loop fastener, of probable late Iron Age or early Roman date (100 BC – 100 AD). The head of the toggle is broadly cylindrical (sub-rectangular) in plan; in profile and cross section the toggle is sub-circular, D shaped. The toggle measures 25.7mm length, 10.2mm width, is 10.4mm thick and weighs 8.48 grams. The head of the toggle is broadly symmetrical in design. It consists of three integral cast sub-spherical (D shaped) projections conjoined in a bar. There is no incised decoration present. The reverse side of the head …
Created on: Friday 21st August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-97D3F5
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy toggle, of probable late Iron Age or early Roman date (300 BC – 100 AD). The head of the toggle is broadly cylindrical (sub-rectangular) in plan with a single triangular loop projecting from one of the long edges. In profile and cross section the toggle is sub-circular, D shaped. The toggle measures 19.8mm length, 18.6mm width, is 7.4mm thick and weighs 6.98 grams. The head of the toggle is broadly symmetrical in design. It consists of three integral cast sub-spherical (D shaped) projections conjoined in a bar. The interior and exterior edges of these projection…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2009
Last updated: Friday 31st August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-88D672
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cosmetic mortar (also known as cosmetic or woad grinder) of late Iron Age to early Roman date circa 300 BC - 200 AD. It has a plain bowed profile with a loop positioned at one end. The mortar is sub-triangular (U shaped) in cross section. It has an elliptical (lentoid) or sub-oval plan with both end terminals tapering to blunt points. The looped terminal is much more slight and tapered than the other. Both terminals are damaged abraded but seem plain without augmentation or decoration. On the upper edge of the mortar is the grinding area / surface. This is also ellipt…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-69B991
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast silver coin like object of unknown date. The coin is clearly cast with a wide ridge like rim. In shape and broad style it is somewhat similar o the cast potins of the late Iron Age, but is unusual due to it ebing made in silver. On one face is a worn head, whilst the opposite has a horse or possibly horse and rider. The style is naturalistic. It is therefore possible it may be a much more recent gaming token or sport. A direct parralel has not been found but it has been recordedin case it is of a historic age.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Montford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-66DDB7
Object type: ARMLET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy penanular (open) large bracelet or probable small armlet. The dating of this artefact is problematic in that it is possible that it dates from the Later Iron Age or early Roman (Romano-British) period (200 BC - 200 AD), however the form is much copied and the condition of the metalwork and overall style suggests a relatively modern date (post 1750). Without a secure context it is unlikely that this dating issue can be resolved. If a pattern of late prehistoric or Roman metalwork evolves in the area then this may well sway the dating of this piece. The ar…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myddle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-549160
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular light blue glass bead with an off centre sub-circular hole. The bead is broadly bun / globular shaped being sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. It measures 21.0mm in diameter is 8.9mm wide and maximum of 7.6mm thick (from central hole to outer edge). The bead weighs 5.01 grams. The central hole is irregular and slightly faceted: it measures 7.2mm x 7.7mm. The bead is a light matt blue colour; when it is held up to the light it is translucent and has a number of small air bubbles and flecks present. The bead has also been slightly scratched and damaged b…
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Under Penyard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-544227
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Western uninscribed silver unit broadly attributed to the Dubonnic tribe. Similar to Hobbs 3012
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Under Penyard', grid reference and parish protected.