Record ID: SWYOR-421C5D
Object type: SHIELD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
A ribbed copper alloy clip or hook, possibly a shield binding clip dating from the Iron Age or Roman periods, about 300 BC - AD 100. It is rectangular in plan and U shaped in cross-section, and the inner face is also curved longitudinally, to allow it to fit snugly when clipped on to the inside of something rounded and curved such as a ring. The outer face is ribbed with four ridges. The short ends of the clip appear to be complete. The long edges are both broken, but one is also champfered. It has a smooth light grey green patina. It is 23.6mm long, 15.1mm wide and 12.9mm thick. 12.6…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-3DCA7B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold coin; an uninscribed North Eastern gold stater of the Corieltavi / North Eastern region, dating from about 50-20 BC. Compare ABC p. 92, no. 1737. It is 19.6mm diameter, 2.7mm thick and 5.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BD7F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penannular brooch which is probably Iron Age or Roman in date. The brooch is circular in section and has rounded terminals with flat ends and a collar. It is slightly bent so is no longer round in plan. It is 33.2mm long, 24.1mm wide and 5.5mm thick. It is probably Fowler type A3 (“The Origins and Development of the Penannular Brooch in Europe” in The Prehistoric Society, 1960). The pin is missing. The brooch has a smooth mid green patina.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-69FBC5
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy 'fob' or 'dangler', believed to be a harness fitting from the Iron Age or Early Roman period. The object is an openwork circular disc with a projecting stem which terminates in a broken suspension loop in the centre of the reverse. It has a diameter of 34.7mm and is 22.4mm thick. The disc is damaged, but the original intention can still be understood. The design is of a circular rim within which are four evenly spaced rounded terminals from which spirals spring. There is another terminal in the centre where all four spirals end. The shape of the spirals forms an S shape…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-0ECB23
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, but copper plated probable linch pin. The pin is very robust and is 106mm long. The pin is D shaped in section and tapers to a blunt point. It is 9.4mm wide at the thick end. The head of the pin is a separate spherical hollow knop which has a diameter of 14.5mm. There are vertical striations along the rounded side of the pin, and sloping transverse scratches on the flat side. The flat side is more worn at either end and not in the middle. Linch pins were used in the Iron Age and Roman periods to fix the wheels to the axels of vehicles. This probable pin is also probably from t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EAEC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Iron Age brooch. It is 42.8mm long, 13.5mm wide and 8.4mm thick. The brooch is an example of La Tene type II (Hattatt, 2000). It is made from a single piece of metal forming the pin and plate, which is coiled into a spring at the top. It then runs down the back of the plate, projecting backwards at the bottom with a side tab which bends round to form the catchplate. The piece of metal then loops forwards again and upwards and widens into the plate. This is decorated at the top with a convex circular projection with beaded decoration above and below, and the side…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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