Record ID: ESS-EB04C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold Iron Age uninscribed stater of the Corieltavi, dating to the first half of the 1st century AD. ABC type North East Coast 1716. Van Ardsell 800 1. Obverse depicts a wreath cloak and crescents. Reverse depicts disarticulated sinuous horse facing right with many pellets above
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: ESS-9988A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy coin of probable Iron Age date. Both faces are extremely worn. Obverse seems to depict a branch or leaf-like pattern. Reverse seems to depict a horse or other similar creature.
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Record ID: ESS-AC1646
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy harness or strap fitting, dating from the late Iron Age to early Romano-British period, c. 100 BC - AD 100. The fitting is in the form of a strap slider, and has a raised bar attached to the back with a rectangular void through which the strop would pass. The artefact is circular in shape and rectangular in cross section. It has openwork design as well as engraved relief work which defines two circles with a mirrored Celtic motif in each. The openwork is in the form of two teardrop shaped voids. These voids do not meet at their points; instead there is a thin ba…
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-8ED7EF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy brooch of late Iron Age date, c. 80 BC - AD 100. It is a one-piece brooch, however the springs are broken and bent out of shape. The bow shows a significant bend, and it is unknown whether this was intentional in the design or the result of post depositional damage. The bow is widest at the head and tapers in width to the remains of the foot and the catchplate. Here the bow splits into two and would have originally shown an intact perforated catchplate (as Hattatt, pg. 21, fig 7, no. 236). Length: 33.9 mm Width: 12.9 mm Thickness: 1.3 mm Weight: 3 g
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: ESS-A5C3AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable unit of Iron Age date. Both obverse and reverse are highly worn and little detail remains. One face shows a series of lines which could be a stylised animal, and the other face depicts an abraded crescendic motif. ​Dimensions: weight: 1.4g, diameter: 13.8mm, thickness: 1.6mm
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2018
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Record ID: ESS-76BB48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper-alloy brooch of La Tene type 1-2 (c. 400 BC - AD 1). The spring mechanism which forms the wings is intact, and the bow is integrally attached through part of the spring mechanism. The bow is plain and the top has a distinct upward arch behind the juncture with the wings. The arch then turns downward to form a relatively straight bow. The bow is cylindrical in section and tapers in width to a narrow point. The end of the bow is bent at a right angle to its vertical plane and forms a slight hook at the pointed end. It is unknown if this bend was caused by post-depos…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
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Record ID: ESS-78ED13
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age toggle or 'slider', dating to c. 50 BC - AD 160. The item is cylindrical in form with is slightly narrower at both ends. Each end comprises a raised collared terminal. When viewed from the side, the circular ends of the toggle feature concentric moulded ring designs, with a border of a thicker ring on the outside which is part of the collared terminal, and a smaller raised ring design in the centre. The body of the toggle features an oval perforation. The surface decoration comprises a swirling line and dot motif in the La Tene style, and there …
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: ESS-4C0D26
Object type: COSMETIC SET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
​Cast copper-alloy complete cosmetic mortar and pestle (also known as a cosmetic set). The item is of late Iron Age/Early Roman age, c. 100 BC to AD 300. The artefact is zoomophic in form, featuring a bovine head at one end of the mortar. The remains of an end-loop can be seen positioned below the terminal of the mortar. The length of this item is unusually short. The bull-shaped head is made from a broadly pyramidal form, with a slight curving underside. There are curving horns emerging from the top. One of the horns is broken. The bow is seemingly undecorated, though ther…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
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Record ID: ESS-208DF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy brooch of Early Iron Age date, c. 450 - 300BC. Adams type 1b (Adams, 2015). The bow tapers smoothly in width to form the narrow head, which is made of a single coil, ending in a sharp, tapered point. The bow is arched when viewed from the side. The bow widens at the mid point, forming a lozenge shape, before tapering in width down toward the foot. The foot is reverted and ends with a moulded disk and flared knop. The catch-plate is visible on one side of the foot. The bow features moulded decoration in the form of two concentric raised ovoid shapes emanating…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Record ID: ESS-3B9E13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age quarter stater of the Eastern region / Catuvellauni/Trinovantes, dating to the period c. AD 10-40, Cunobelinus Classic type. Obverse: Corn ear with central stalk and flourish at base. CAMV across field. Reverse: Rearing horse inside beaded border, wreath above. CVNO with line below under horse. As ABC, pg 137, no. 2822; BMC 1850; VA 2038.
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
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Record ID: ESS-3BD67E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age quarter starer of the Eastern region (Catuvellauni/Trinovantes), dating to c. 70BC, Maldon Wheels type. Obverse: Wreath, crescents and ringed pellets joined by beaded line, wheel attached to spike. Reverse: Horse facing right with pellet below and floral sun above. As ABC, pg. 115, no 2234; CCI, 98.2138
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
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Record ID: ESS-3C1591
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age uninscriibed quarter stater of the Eastern region / Trinovantes and attributed to Dubnovellaunos, dating to c. 25 BC, possible 'Dubnovellaunos Trefoil' type. Obverse: Plain cresents back to back with pellet in ring to each side. Lines with beads to either side emerging from both cresents with one line ending in pellet in ring at end. Reverse: Horse facing left, branch below. As ABC, pg. 121, no. 2395; VA 1660; BMC 2442
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
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Record ID: ESS-C4A552
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Iron Age uninscribed, uniface Gallo-Belgic stater of the Ambiani, dating to the period c.60-50 BC, Gallic War Uniface type. Obverse: Plain. Reverse: Sinuous horse right, pellet below. As ABC, p. 28, no. 16. VA 50-56
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: ESS-00E3E5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy artefact dating to the Iron Age period, c. 50 BC-AD 50. The item appears to be part of a vessel or tankard handle. It is 'T' shaped in plan, an is comprised of a sub rectangular shaped tab, which is slightly convex, attached at the centre of one of the long edges to a knop at the centre of which is drilled hole (5.5mm) for attachment. The knop portion is sib-circular and features moulded relief along a portion of its length. This decorative element takes the form of three raised ridges terminating in a 90 step before meeting the (now thinner) knop surface). The …
Created on: Monday 4th May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Record ID: ESS-3A1970
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver unit of the Northern Thames region, issued by Cunobelin and dating to c. ad 10-40. 'Spiky' type. As ABC 2855, VA 2045.01 and CCI 98.2004. Obverse: bust left with spiked hair, CAMVL before. Reverse: Victory seated right, holding bowl(?), pellet before.
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Record ID: ESS-DB21A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded copper-alloy coin, possibly an Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, dating to the period c.AD 10-40, possibly Cunobelinus Belenus type. Obverse: Unclear facing bust? Reverse: Possible boar left? cf. ABC p. 140, no. 2912.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 21st July 2020
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Record ID: ESS-BF9326
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy probable fasetner, possibly button and loop style, dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period, c. 100 BC - AD 150. There are no direct classification parallels for this item, though it is likely related to Wild (1970) type 1 button and loop fasteners. The item is comprised of three conjoined hemispherical lugs. On the top of each lug is moulded decoration in the form of a small raised circular grain with a circular border around it. The lugs are arranged in a triangular shape. Two of the hemispheres show evidence of the remains of an attachment lo…
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: ESS-0AE98A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy cast potin of the Cantiaci. Rounded Bull type, dating to c. 85 - 50 BC. ABC 171, VA 129-131 Obverse shows celticized head of Apollo and reverse is celticized bull.
Created on: Monday 24th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Record ID: ESS-72D583
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age gold quarter stater of the Ambiani, Gallo-Belgic in origin. Broad flan type left type, as ABC type 28, c. 175 - 60 BC Obverse: Wreathed head right. Reverse: Stylised horse right, pellet motif above
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th July 2019
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Record ID: ESS-827DF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy potin of the Cantii, British South Eastern type. Obverse description: Possible outline of a head around a central annulet or 'nipple' Reverse description: stylised and curved bull-like figure
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
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