Record ID: SWYOR-A315B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Iron Age or early Roman strap fitting or toggle, perhaps from a baldric or a platform terret, or used as part of a suite with a baldric, dating from about 100 BC - AD 100. The object has a circular plate which is decorated with incised lines. Two circles are joined by a reversed S scroll and each has another element extending from the circles too. There is basket-weave or basket hatching in the spaces. The edge of the design is missing owing to damage on the edge of the disc. The plate or disc is 13mm diameter and 2mm thick. There is an incised line border on th…
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F2F5E
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy probable cruciform bead from a beaded torc of Iron Age date, about 50 BC – AD 150. The bead is cruciform, or quatrefoil, with a flattened central panel through which is a central rectangular aperture. The aperture would have accommodated an iron rod onto which the beads would have been threaded. One lobe of the quatrefoil is missing from this example. Each arm terminates in convex ovate lobes. these appear to be undecorated. The metal has a grey green patina. The bead is 26.6mm long, 15mm wide and 6.5mm thick. 4.1g. …
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-0A7B89
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy and iron artefact, possibly a linch pin terminal of Iron Age to Roman date, about 100 BC - AD 100. The copper alloy forms an outer shell which is then filled with a core of ferrous material. In form, the artefact consists of a semi-circular shaft ending in a large, hemispherical terminal. The flat edge is an old break, so it may originally have been circular in section. At the junction of shaft and hemisphere are two narrow, transverse ridges, now considerably abraded. It is 33.9mm long, 22.2mm wide and 15.1mm thick. It weighs 25.9g. Some linch pins are a v…
Created on: Monday 20th December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-FDFD57
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age silver coin; a unit of British uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavi) South Ferriby Boar type, dating to the period 50 - 20 BC. Simplified boar right on the obverse with a pellet behind and ring below. Stylised horse right reverse, with double upper front legs and a pelleted ring above. See ABC, p.94, no.1800. It is 14.1mm diameter, 1.1mm thick and 0.88g. There is a piece missing from the flan.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-FDD5B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Iron Age coin; a potin of Thurrock/ Kent Primary type, a potin / cast bronze unit of the Cantiaci dating from about 175 - 140 B.C. ABC type 120. Compare KENT-9582B0. It is 17.9mm diameter, 3.7mm thick and 2.8g. Obverse: helmeted head of Apollo left. Reverse: stylised butting bull right
Created on: Monday 1st November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EE4C8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy zoomorphic (bovine) probable vessel or bucket mount of late Iron Age to Roman date, about 100 BC-AD 200. The head is cast three dimensionally and is a chunky sub-triangular shape with a mainly circular cross-section. An integral horn projects from either side of the top of the head pointing upwards and curving in to form a crescent. One horn terminates in a worn point and the other is damaged at the tip. The horns are a flattened oval in cross-section. The snout of the bull projects forwards from the horns, and slopes down. It has a ridge acro…
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EAAE8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age silver coin; a unit of British uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavi) South Ferriby Boar type, dating to the period 50 - 20 BC. Simplified boar right on the obverse. Stylised horse right reverse, with double upper front legs and a pelleted ring above. ABC, p.94, no.1800. The coin is 15.5mm diameter, 1.6mm thick and 1.1g.
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-479326
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy and iron prehistoric base metal hoard consisting of a vase-headed linch pin head and foot terminal, with a copper alloy mini terret found about 30m away. The iron linch pin shaft only survives as stubs projecting from each terminal. The mini terret is likely to have been used with the linch pin (see below) and the the hoard probably dates from 400 BC - 200 BC. Linch Pin The linch pin is in two pieces; the head, and the foot terminal. They would have been joined by an iron bar with the foot terminal slotting onto the end of the bar, but only the stubs of this survive at …
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-DED02A
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a cast copper alloy, two piece, Type B beaded torc, dating from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period, about 100 BC - AD 200. Part of the separate beaded front portion survives. It consists of eight integrally cast beads, and part of one terminal. Each bead is a disc, the edge of which is decorated with two curved lines, creating a waisted central panel and elliptical outer areas (lipped). Between the beads are narrower spacers, with transverse ribbed decoration (beaded). One end of the surviving part is solid and oval, apparently broken across one of the spacers. The ot…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-57780A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age silver coin; a unit of British uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavi) South Ferriby Boar type, dating to the period 50 - 20 BC. Simplified boar right with a pellet behind on the obverse. Stylised horse right reverse, with double upper legs and a pelleted ring above. ABC, p.94, no.1800. The coin is 14mm diameter. 1.13g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-592705
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible brooch fragment of Iron Age or Roman date, 300 BC - AD 410. The fragment consists of a sub-spherical knob on the top of an incomplete oval skirt or flange. The knop has a circular rough patch at the apex which may be a worn and patinated break. Projecting from the concave underside of the skirt, is another broken projection. Though very worn, this appears to be bifurcated and was perhaps a loop for suspension, or a double pin lug if the object is a brooch. The artefact is 17.7mm long, 25.3mm wide and 20.9mm thick. 14.4g. It has a well developed brown patina with …
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CBC05F
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of solid gold rod, possibly part of a torc of Iron Age date, about 350 - 50 BC, but not conclusively so. The object is likely to be over 300 years old. The fragment is a short length of solid gold rod, of oval cross-section, and slightly curved. One flat end appears complete.; it is smooth, but is angled across the rod and is slightly concave. The other end is cut half way through with a shap instrument such as a chisel, and then torn/broken across the thinnest point. The break is rough and shows some small air pockets within the rod, suggesting an imperfect casting. T…
Created on: Thursday 26th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-F6BB91
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy anthropomorphic sword pommel and guard dating from the Iron Age, about 300 BC - AD 100. The blade and grip are missing. The two parts were found about 3 metres apart. The pommel is cruciform in shape with a circular section shaft and arms. The arms are short and angled slightly upward, with dome shaped terminals. The terminals are plain apart from an incised line round the base. The dome part is larger in diameter than the arm. The shaft has a wide groove round it near the base, flanked by an incised line above and below. Above, the shaft steps out wider and the…
Created on: Monday 16th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-859569
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible Iron Age to Roman toggle, or linch pin terminal, or stud, made from copper alloy and iron, and probably dating from 400 BC - AD 100. The object was probably originally a thick circular disc with a socket on the reverse. Two sides have been removed, apparently sheared off unintentionally, but the damage is well-patinated, to leave approximately parallel opposing sides. Viewed in plan from above or below it presents an approximate rectangle with curved ends. One face of the disc has a clear raised rim that strongly indicates (but does not prove) its original ci…
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-1CF7D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An openwork, copper alloy slightly arched plate brooch, possibly of Iron Age date, about 300 BC - 100 BC. It is probably a Hull and Hawkes type 2Bb brooch. The design consists of two U shaped elements, joined in the centres of their bases by a large pellet. The uprights of both U shapes curve outwards through 180 degrees at the top and terminate in spherical pellet knops so that the brooch resembles two lyres fastened base to base. The design is completed by a single pellet between the tops of each pair of uprights where they begin to curve outwards. One of the pelleted knops at the e…
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-CAD138
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead possibly Spindle whorl of possible Iron Age date, about 800 BC - AD 50. If it is a spindle whorl, it is of Walton Rogers Form C1 which has no flat faces and curved sides. This example is sub-spherical. Alberti notes that globular (in which she includes spherical) whorls are uncommon. The central hole has a diameter of 8mm. This is consistent with Walton Roger's suggests range of 4-8mm for Iron Age and Roman whorls, and she also notes that spherical whorls cease to be used in the Roman period. The object has a well developed brown patina. It is 21.9mm tall, 26.2mm diameter and 6…
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D206A8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bull's head vessel or bucket mount dated to the late Iron Age / Early Roman period, about 300 BC - 300 AD. The figurative mount is in the form of a bovine (ox, cow or bull) head, with horns and a long nose. It is a rounded rectangle in cross section. The horns project from the upper corners of the mount. They taper to a blunt point and are slightly curved. At least two vertical lines are incised on the brow, perhaps representing a fringe of hair or a forelock, or a strip of binding. At the base of the fringe lines is a transverse raised panel. It is decorated wi…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D0A456
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy probable spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers form B2, probably dating from the Iron Age to Roman period, about 800 BC - AD 400. It is of sub-rectangular cross-section, with flat upper and lower surfaces and curved sides. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 4.3mm. There is no decoration. The whorl has a smooth cream patina. It has a diameter of 17.8mm, is 11.6mm thick, and has a weight of 21.9g. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form B2 is known from the …
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-69FCCD
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report for H.M Coroner: 2019 T160 – Harness fitting hoard from Heck, North Yorkshire Circumstances of Discovery Between 4th and 22nd February 2019, a group of 11 Iron Age strap or harness fittings were found by [name redacted] while metal detecting on cultivated land belonging to [name redacted] (grid reference provided). Two subsequent discoveries by the same finder are most likely part of the same original deposit, and are included here. They are finds no. (12) (discovered in March 2019, 12m from the rest of the hoard), and no. (13) (discovered 23rd Septembe…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B267A
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy possible stud which is probably Iron Age to Roman, 700 BC - AD 400. It is in the form of a cone with a flat flange round the base. The cone rises to the apex where there is a rectangular crossbar of sub-rectangular cross-section, set above a narrow collar defined by two narrow circumferential grooves. The bar appears to be complete. There is a shallow, oval depression in the base of the cone and part of the base has broken away and is missing. The surviving edges are all patinated and worn, including the breaks, making it hard to know if any are original. The artef…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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