Record ID: DENO-C8370A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi dating to c. 50 - 20 BC (South Ferriby Type). Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse: Lunate horse left, 'anchor' face above, star sun below, pellet rosette below head. As ABC 1743, VA 811, 835, 837, BMC 3148-78. 18 mm, 5.59 g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-B8A517
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, dating to the period c. 45 - c. 10 BC, Kite type. Obverse: Wreath and crescents, four spoked wheel in place of cloak. Reverse: Lunate horse left, with multiple ears, four armed spiral anti-clockwise below, diamond (kite) shape above containing three pellets. Similar to ABC, p. 93, no. 1761 and BMC (Hobbs), nos. 3181-3184, but illustrated examples show four pellets within the kite; cf. Van Arsdell 825-8.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'The Heage Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-71082C
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Early Iron Age socketed axehead (c.800-600BC), missing part of its rim and suffering damage to its cutting edge. The axehead has an almost square socket mouth, a rectangular cross-section and three ribs terminating in pellets on each face. It is therefore a Type Sompting, Variant Cardiff II axe, belonging to the Llyn Fawr metalwork assemblage. The axehead also has a semi circular loop near the socket rim on one side. The casting seams are barely visible. The axehead has a brown patina with large patches of green corrosion where the patina has come away. O…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corbar Woods', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-B69D3A
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone Iron Age 'pillar stone' or stele dating to the fourth to first centuries BC. The pillar stone is broadly square in cross-section with slightly rounded corners. It tapers slightly towards its rounded top. The bottom surface of the pillar stone is covered with rectangular grids of small holes. The top half/third of the side faces are decorated with a continuous but irregular pattern of horizontal grooves, occasionally broken with a vertical groove or terminating altogether. Each face is decorated with a different set of carvings. Face 1 is decorated with a rectangular panel w…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2016
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Record ID: DENO-B52638
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone head, probably dating to the late-Iron Age to early-Roman period (c.100 BC-AD c.100), but possibly 19th century. It is missing fragments from its sides. The head has some features which are common on Iron Age heads. These include the lentoid eyes, triangular nose and flat face with a blank expression on it. The head has a bushy but short beard and mosutache. Also notable are the 'radiates' around the top and sides of the face which may represent brushed back hair. The head also appears to wear a large headdress which covers the entire top and back of the head. …
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 3rd June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-D9B7E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age North Eastern quarter-stater ('Lindsey Scyphate' type) of the Corieltavi dating to the period c. 60-30 BC. Cf. BMC, p. 175, nos 3187-3189; cf. ABC, p. 93, nos 1770 and 1773. The coin is only 0.5mm thick but has a noticeably concavo-convex flan. Eleanor Ghey (Research Assistant at the British Museum) comments: "This Iron Age gold coin is of a type known as a "scyphate stater" (from its dished shape). They are relatively rare finds, with around 54 examples recorded on the PAS database. This particular discovery is notable for being the most westerly recorded find o…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Spatial data recorded.