Record ID: LON-FDE9AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age, 1st century BC copper alloy flat linear class II, Holman type F, potin dating to 60-45 BC.  Obverse: A stylised linear head of Apollo facing right, formed by a circular border with two concave indentations to form the nose and a ring and dot in the centre to form the eye. Reverse: A stylised linear butting bull, indeterminate direction, with two joined crescents above and an exergual line below, single central pellet. Dimensions: diameter: 16.63mm, weight: 1.78g References: Holman, D. 2016. 'A new classification system for the Flat Line…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-ADE042
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, late Iron Age, 1st century BC copper alloy flat linear class II, Holman type G1/5-1a or G1/5-2a dating to 60-45 BC. The potin is broken in half. Obverse: A stylised linear head of Apollo facing left, formed by a circular border and a ring and pellet in the centre to form the eye. Reverse: A stylised linear butting bull, indeterminate direction, with two crescent above and an exergual line below and a miscast pellet in the center. Dimensions: diameter: 16.01mm, weight: 0.97g References: Holman, D. 2016. 'A new classification system for the Flat…
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-880318
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, late Iron Age, 1st century BC copper alloy flat linear class II, Holman type F2/3-4d, potin dating to 60-45 BC.  Obverse: A stylised linear head of Apollo facing right, formed by a circular border with two concave indentations to form the nose and a ring and dot in the centre to form the eye. Reverse: A stylised linear butting bull, indeterminate direction, with two crescents above and an exergual line below, single central pellet. Dimensions: diameter: 17.36mm; weight: 1.37g References: Holman, D. 2016. 'A new classification system for t…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-63B431
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age copper alloy Flat Linear potin hoard consisting of approximately 329 coins dating from 50-55 BC. The hoard consists of Group F and Group G potins, The breakdown of the hoard is as follows: Group Quantity Subgroup Quantity Type Quantity F 40 F2 18 F2/1 3 G 288 F3 1 F2/2 7 F or G 1 F4 19 F2/3 8     G1 223 F3/3 1     G2 57 F4/5 19     G3 3 G1/5 154   …
Created on: Monday 7th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hillingdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-A86C25
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, late Iron Age, 1st century BC copper alloy flat linear class II, Holman type F, potin dating to 60-45 BC. The potin is broken in half. Obverse: A stylised linear head of Apollo facing right, formed by a circular border with two concave indentations to form the nose and a ring and dot in the centre to form the eye. Reverse: A stylised linear butting bull, indeterminate direction, with one crescent above and an exergual line below, single central pellet. Dimensions: diameter: 18.27mm, weight: 0.83g References: Holman, D. 2016. 'A new classification sys…
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-98725D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age, 1st century BC copper alloy flat linear class I potin dating from 60-45 BC. Holman C4/1-1c and Allen type GA and ABC 166. Obv: Linear head with neckline, eye composed of three pellets in a triangular arrangement, no eye ring. Rev: Linear bull, exergual line below, two crescents separate from tail above. Dimensions: diameter: 19.62mm, weight: 2.38g Holman (2016:29) writes "This rare subgroup, which currently contains only type C4/1, corresponding with Allen GA, displays a head with three pellets in a triangular formation representing the eye but no eye ring…
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-E1E7C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age-Early Iron Age pottery with rim and wall dating to c.800BC. Fragment is roughly square in shape and consists of the rim and shoulder of a large storage jar. Fabric is a reduced grey colour and has a large number of coarse inclusions, some fragments of shell but mostly grey flint. There is some orange discoloration from the burial environment and the upper surface has been worn in one corner where it has been exposed to river erosion. The pot is undercorated but preserves some of the marks from the process of smoothing the clay into shape. Jon Cotton has seen the sherd …
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-55512F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age, 2nd century BC copper alloy 'Thurrock' type, potin dating to 120-100 BC. Obverse: A stylised head of Apollo facing left, Reverse: A stylised butting bull, indeterminate direction Dimensions: diameter: 15.58mm; weight: 1.68g.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-C97D22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age La Tene 1Bc brooch, dating 400 - 250 BC. The brooch has a flat-sectioned bow, it is a pointed oval in plan, its upper surface decorated with two concentric grooves with transverse incised grooves within. At the top, the bow tapers into a remnant of the upward-curving spring. At the foot, it tapers to form a right facing catch plate. A brooch with similar decoration on the database is BH-9A0EEC. Dimensions: length: 41.92mm; width: 10.07mm; thickness: 9.62mm; weight: 3.71g.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Sunday 1st July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-CCEF56
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age short sword with copper alloy scabbard elements dating from 100 BC - 43 AD. The sword is corroded and missing part of the tang. Parts of the scabbard remain. The chape frame is a type a2 lobed chape end. The scabbard was approximately mm long, represented by a copper alloy plate at the mouth a copper alloy chape; the main body of the scabbard may have been of an organic material either leather or wood. The short copper alloy front plate is mm wide and mm deep, with a low campanulate mouth (about mm) high. The reverse of the plate has a iron rivet. The mouth desi…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.