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
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyth', grid reference and parish protected.

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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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-465458
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy probable bead of later Iron Age date, about 100 BC - AD 50. It is annular, one side much narrower than the other. A moulded raised lip runs round the aperture on both faces. There is also a ridge along the centre of the outer face at the narrower side. This is decorated with transverse incised lines, indistinct owing to wear at the outer edge of the narrowest part of the hoop. On the expanded part of the ring, the ridge terminates with hollow, moulded ovoid shapes in relief, their backs opposing each other. Each pointed oval terminal is on a slightly flattened facet. Th…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-393090
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age copper-alloy coin, core of a plated gold stater of the North Eastern Region / Corieltavi, dating to the period c.AD 25-35, copy of a 'Dumnocoveros Tigirsneo' type. Obverse: [D]V-M[N], vertical wreath with inscription either side between plain lines, pellet or spiral rings in each quadrant. Reverse: Lunate horse left, unclear motifs or legends above and below. The coin has a brown patina. This is a core of a plated stater probably copying a stater of Dumnocoveros Tigirsneo type, cf.ABC p. 101, no. 1971; BMC nos. pl. 107, 3325-3327. The coin is 16.3mm diameter, 2.5mm thick a…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Sunday 5th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-3DB74B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper alloy core of a plated Iron Age gold stater; probably North Eastern (Corieltavian) type, dating from about 50 BC - AD 50. The coin is 17.9mm diameter, 3.7mm thick. 2.86g. The edges are damaged and incomplete. This coins was found about 5 metres from SWYOR-3DB2CC, another much clearer core of a plated stater.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-3DB2CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy core of a plated Iron Age gold stater inscribed VEP CORF; North Eastern (Corieltavian) type, dating from about AD 15-40. Compare ABC 1851 - 1863. The coin is 20.5mm diameter, 2.7mm thick and 2.99g. This coins was found about 5 metres from SWYOR-3DB74B, another possible core of a plated copy.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-883578
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age coin; a South Ferriby Stater, a North Eastern coin attributed to the Corieltauvi, probably dating from 50 BC - 20 BC (Haselgrove Period II, Phase 6). Compare ABC, p. 92, no. 1743. The centre of the coin is a coppery colour on both faces. It is probably made from a copper-rich alloy of gold. The flan is oval so any design under the horse is missing. The coin is 19.3mm diameter, 3.4mm thick and 5.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Axholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D5EBC2
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Iron Age to Roman platform-decorated terret dating from AD 1 - 100. Only a fragment of the hoop and one platform survive. The hoop is circular in cross-section. The platform is abradrd round the edges but appears to have been circular. It is positioned forward of the hoop on a circular sectioned shank which is 4mm long. The platform face is decorated with an incised circle containing two punched dots. An incised line forms a border round the outside, touching the circle at one side and positioned 2-3mm away from it at the other side. Only about half of thi…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-DF0DF2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible Iron Age or Roman tankard handle dating from about 300 BC - 200 AD. Only a fragment survives. It is openwork and in the form of two teardrop shaped loops, joined back to back, and both broken at the pointed ends. There is no decoration. The breaks are worn and patinated. The handle is curved. It is 43mm long, 19.4mm wide and 4mm thick. 9.15g. It has a well developed brown patina, which is light green where it is chipped. The object has been identified based on parallels such as LIN-96EDE3, BERK-17B0E2, HESH-B30272 and BH-38B0D6, but without any stylistic dec…
Created on: Friday 12th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-88FD3D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, probably an Iron Age or Roman brooch dating from about 100 BC - AD 100. The object is bent into a U shape and has a brassy patina. It looks like the lower arm and catchplate of a brooch. The lower bow tapers to a point and the catchplate is rectangular with a convex tapering lower edge. The upper bow widens slightly before a narrower area, then a rounded, thicker boss. This may be the remains of an acaunthus button, but the acanthus part is on the reverse of the bow, and the front is smooth. There is another waist above this, and then a smaller rounded knop befo…
Created on: Monday 8th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-4EDC75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age gold coin; a stater, an addendum to the 1998 Silsden Hoard (IARCH-9C03F0). The stater is a coin of the Eastern Region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes struck under Cunobelinus (about AD 8 - 41), Cunobelinus Linear X-type with an X privy mark under the A of CAMV. The coin is 17.8mm diameter, 3mm thick and 5.07g. See ABC number 2774 on page 136 and Van Arsdell number 1925-5 on page 397 (= BMC 1772). Compare also LANCUM-5FE7DC. Obverse: Vertical corn ear with a central stalk. CA at left side, MV at right side and a letter X under the A. Reverse: Horse right with ladder mane…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-127E2A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age coin; an uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltauvi) silver unit, South Ferriby Daisy type, phase 6, circa 50 - 10 BC. Compare ABC 1806. The coin is 15.6mm diameter, 1.7mm thick, 1.07g. Part of the edge (including the head of the horse) is missing owing to edge chips. The flan is dished. Only vestigal traces of the design survive on the obverse. The coin could also be a silver half unit, similar to ABC 1833 (Allen ZA type).
Created on: Monday 27th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-59E569
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver coin of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age but the designs are unclear and not currently identifiable. There is a possible quadruped on one face, and curved lines and pellets, as well as a crescent or letter C on the other face. The coin is 9.6mm diameter, 0.9mm thick and 0.39g. The coin is slightly smaller than ,ost Iron Age silver units or half units. Obverse: Possible quadruped left, vertical line above. Reverse: Curved symbol like a C, and a bracket shaped line {
Created on: Monday 6th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-DA0899
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age coin, a copper alloy core of a plated stater. It is a North East Domino type attributed to the Corieltauvi and dating from 50 BC - AD 10 (Haselgrove period 2, phase 6). Compare ABC number 1758, SWYOR-9721B5 and LIN-AA2382. The coin is 17.7mm diameter, 3.4mm thick and 4.42g. It is slightly dished. It is an orange brown colour and the obverse is from a very worn die.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-1CA6D5
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Iron Age to Roman button and loop fastener (probably), seemingly a variant of Wild Class IX which have a bar rather than a button. This example has a baluster shaped bar and descending from it, a shield shaped (pointed base) openwork plate. The plate has a central vertical rib between the bar and the apex. A spiral springing from this rib near the bar, forms a coil on each side. Curved struts join this spiral to the apex, and join the central knop of the bar to the outer knops. The baluster shaped bar has a disc like central boss, and a globular, almost h…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-79D5AE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age coin; a quarter stater of Cunobelinus (dating from AD 10 - 40) of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes (Eastern Region). Cunobelinus Plastic type with a corn ear without a central stalk and MV to the right, and on the reverse, a horse rearing right with dashes for the mane. See ABC 2816 on page 137. The coin is 11mm diameter, 2.1mm thick and 1.38g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-74DE77
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy core of a plated Iron Age stater inscribed VEP CORF; North Eastern (Corieltavian) type, dating from about AD 15-40. Compare ABC 1863. The coin is 16.4mm diameter, 2.6mm thick and 1.85g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-39B683
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy late Iron Age or Early Roman La Tène III Nauheim derivative brooch (dating from about 100 BC - AD 100), missing its pin and foot. The bow is fairly straight and is a very shallow D-shape in cross-section. The foot and catchplate are missing. The upper bow extends and curls forwards to form a spring of four turns, two on each side, with an internal chord. The last part of the fourth turn and the pin are missing. The brooch has a dark grey patina. It is 32.6mm long, 11.7mm wide, 7mm thick and 1.99g. Compare DENO-B77354 and examples on page 290 and 291 of Hatt…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-C9BB51
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age coin; an uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltauvi) silver half unit, probably a Boar/Horse type, phase 6, circa 50 - 10 BC. Compare ABC 1833. The coin is 12.9mm diameter, 1.84mm thick and 1.07g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-F32983
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman (AD 20-80) copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch missing the spring, pin and catchplate. The wings are rectangular in cross section and only part of the forward facing hook remains. The bow tapers from 4.8mm to 1.4mm at the foot and is oval in cross section. The catchplate is damaged. The brooch is 41.1mm long, 6.7mm wide and 22.3mm thick. 3.06g. It has a brown colour with patches of a bright turquoise patina in places. The brooch is similar to WILT-025937 and BERK-B77E52.
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-7E7D6B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age coin; an uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltauvi) silver half unit, probably a Boar/Horse type, phase 6, circa 50 - 10 BC. ABC 1833. The coin is 11mm diameter, 0.9mm thick and 0.3g. It is slightly dished and the edges are damaged with small pars missing.
Created on: Friday 9th October 2015
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-6939BB
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy mini-terret dating from 300 BC - 100 AD. The terret has an annular hoop with two prominent radiating ribs flanking the bar, and a flat back giving a D-section. The central hole is circular and the bar is almost as thick as the rest of the hoop. There is an incised line round the edge of the hoop, near the back, which does not exten over the ribs or on to the bar. It is 22.2mm diameter, 3.7mm thick and 5.88g. It has a pitted but glossy dark brown patina. This object can be compared to SUR-265AA3, LIN-6799A3, SWYOR-6FB6D2 and SF-A70334. SUR-265AA3 notes that: …
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-277D96
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age or Roman mount, possibly a decorative shield clip or tankard fitting dating from about 300 BC - AD 100. The mount consists of a hollow tubular sheet of copper alloy decorated with a series of circumferential raised collars and grooves forming three bands. It is C shaped in cross-section and does not appear to be broken. It is 13.5mm long, 9.2mm wide and 6.6mm thick. 1.16g. The sheet is 0.83mm thick. Compare DOR-670C56 and SUSS-D4AAD7 for similar examples on the database, and SWYOR-1B5433 which has many published references. See also Worrell 2009, 'Draft Iro…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-1494DB
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report for H.M Coroner 2015 T656 - Vessel and bracelet hoard, from near Wakefield, West Yorkshire To be known as the 'Brookfield Hoard' (named after the finders, at their request) PAS no.: SWYOR-1494DB Circumstances of Discovery On 13th September 2015, a group of Iron Age objects were found by [name redacted] while metal detecting at a 'Coil to the Soil' rally in North Elmsall, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire (grid reference provided). Amy Downes, Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme in West Yorkshire, was able to attend the site wit…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D9A17D
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Report: Description: 1.Long thin copper alloy strip bent into a U-shape in a plane perpendicular to the width of the strip. The strip terminates at one end with an oval terminal with strap loop in the same plane as the strip. The other end is broken off. The outer surface of the strip is engraved with two parallel lines that run down the centre. The narrow area between these lines is hatched with short perpendicular engraved lines, giving a ladder effect. The strip is pierced with a circular hole in the centre of the 'U', with the hole going through the engraved l…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-B546D5
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy sword pommel of later Iron Age to Early Roman date, probably from the 1st century AD (1 AD - 100 AD). The artefact is irregular in plan and profile; it is formed from a central rectangular vertical tube-like element (sub-rectangular in cross section at the narrower end and oval at the wider end) from which two centrally positioned triangular "wings" project. Only one wing survives intact. It is made up from two integral struts projecting from the central tube, and a large thick roundel at their apex. This roundel or lobe is integrally cast and is …
Created on: Wednesday 12th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-F53DF1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age socketed axehead dating from about 800 BC - 600 BC. It is decorated with two ribs on each face (linear-decorated). The ribs are positioned one to each side of each face, about 3mm from the corner, and curve gently outwards, meeting the edge of the axe about a third of the length from the cutting edge. The axe has a sub-rectangular mouth which is thicker than it is wide (perhaps classifying as a back-to-front mouth which is not aligned with the blade) at 37.6mm thick and 36.4mm wide. The remains of at least two casting jets are visibl…
Created on: Monday 3rd August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-8E8AA9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Iron Age coin; a North Eastern half unit attributed to the Corieltavi, dating from Hazelgrove Phase 6, about 50 - 20 BC. One side has been struck from a very worn die, resulting in one face being almost blank, showing just traces of a boar motif. The other face is also damaged and unclear, but probably depicts a celticised horse, facing right, with a rosette of eight pellets above. It is 10.1mm long, 7.6mm wide and 1.5mm thick. 0.36g. About half the coin is missing. Compare Rudd, 2010, Ancient British Coinage, page 95, number 1833.
Created on: Wednesday 29th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-254E0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy possible Late Iron Age to Roman Nauheim-Derivative brooch dating from AD 10 - 100. The brooch has a plain bow of rectangular section, tapering at the tip to a point, while widening in the other dimension to form the start of a catchplate, most of which is missing. At the top of the bow, the section changes suddenly from rectangular to circular for the spring, of which only one and a half turns survive. The bow is bent and distorted. It is also possible that this object is the pin from a brooch or buckle, but the flattening at the tip is suggestive of a catchplate, and t…
Created on: Friday 24th July 2015
Last updated: Sunday 24th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB885C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold plated copper alloy Iron Age coin; a plated South Ferriby Stater, a North Eastern coin attributed to the Corieltauvi, probably dating from 50 BC - 20 BC (Haselgrove Period II, Phase 6). Compare ABC, p. 92, no. 1743. The coin is incomplete, with two pieces missing from the edge. It is 20mm diameter, 3.3mm thick and 3.67g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-BFB26F
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy harness fitting or hanging mount (fob or dangler) of late Iron Age or early Roman date ( about 100 BC - AD 80). It is a circular decorative mount with a three armed or triskele design. The object is openwork with a circular frame, and a central circular aperture between the three armed design. Each arm has a scroll at the outer end with a deep hollow in the centre of the scroll. This possibly once held a gem or enamel setting. The curved, comma shaped arms join to form the edge of the central hole. a groove along each arm contains traces a possible inlay, or maybe …
Created on: Tuesday 7th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-C6BEED
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age coin, either a copper alloy core of a plated stater or a very coppery coloured gold stater. It is a North East Domino type attributed to the Corieltauvi and dating from 50 BC - AD 10 (Haselgrove period 2, phase 6). Compare ABC number 1758,SWYOR-9721B5 and LIN-AA2382. The coin is 19.9mm diameter, 2.2mm thick, and 4.28g. It is slightly dished. It is a coppery red/orange colour with some pitting but no patina. It is not clear whether it is gold or copper alloy from visual examination alone.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-4BB849
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age coin; a plated copy of a gold stater, North Eastern 'Ferriby' series (attributed to the Corieltavi), and dating from c. 50-20 BC (Haselgrove Period II, Phase 6). Compare ABC 1752 and LVPL-63A462 and DUR-8BD935. The coin measures 18.6mm diameter, 2.6mm thick and 5.37g. It is dished, and cracked round the edge. The obverse is almsot entirely plain, as is common for these coins. ABC lists this type as very rare.
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-B751D4
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy ring, perhaps part of a harness fitting, of probable Iron Age or Early Roman date, about 300 BC - AD 200. The ring appears to be complete. It is circular in plan and lozenge shaped in cross-section, leaving the central aperture as hour-glass shaped. There is wear on the outer faces, and particularly so in one area. There is a partial smooth, well developed green patina, which survives better on the inside of the loop. The metal certainly looks to be prehistoric, but a Bronze Age date cannot be ruled out. The hoop is 19.9mm diameter, 6.8mm thick and 8.12g. The internal d…
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-0CB171
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of an Iron Age coin, the core of a North Eastern plated stater probably imitating a coin attributed to Volisios Dumnocoveros of the Corieltauvi, dating from about AD 35 - 40. The coin is slightly dished and has a grey green patina. Compare ABC number 1980 on page 101 (VA 978, BMC 3330 - 36). The coin is 17.4mm diameter, 3mm thick and 3.45g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirk Deighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-FB8C5E
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy artefact, probably part of a bracelet of Iron Age date, 800 BC - AD 43. It consists of two hollow hemispheres connected by a short, solid neck of D shaped section. At the outer end of each hemisphere is a small stub of metal, both of which are broken and abraded, probably connections to adjacent hemispheres now broken away and missing. The connecting neck is smooth with the original surface surviving, but the upper side of both hemispheres is rough and pitted and it is not possible to determine whether any decoration was present. The fragment has a da…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Saturday 5th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB699A
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy strap fitting; a buttoned ring probably from a scabbard suspesion belt, dating from the middle to late Iron Age, 200 BC - AD 43. It consists of a thick, horseshoe shaped loop with a thinner, broad strip of metal dividing the horseshoe horizontally leaving a circular and a crescent shaped void. The loop is D shaped in section, being flat on the underside and rounded above. It is broader on the outside edge and tapers towards the ends of the horseshoe, which meet at a raised, transverse collar. Above this collar are two stubs of metal in a V shape: the ends of these …
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Saturday 25th August 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-37CFEA
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable pin head of probable Middle to Late Iron Age date, about 800 BC - AD 100. The pin head is comprised of four ovate mouldings positioned at the cardinal points round a fifth similar central lobe. The five knops are all taller than they are wide. A waisted shaft descends from the underside of the lobed head. At its base is a bead moulding flanked by a collar above and below. The shaft continues below the moulding and bends sharply. A strut joins the lower shaft to the side of the bead moulding forming a loop. The shaft is then broken. It is sub-ci…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-50CC3C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable copper alloy spiral finger ring of late Iron Age to early Roman date, about 200 BC to AD 200. The ring is made of copper alloy wire which is circular in section and has a diameter of 3.7mm. It is coiled into a spiral of two and a half turns. Both ends of the wire are broken and patinated. The internal diameter of the ring is just 14.4mm, making it quite small to be worn on a finger. This could suggest that the object is a more modern copper alloy spring rather than a finger ring. The object is 14.5mm tall, 22.5mm in diameter and 14.75g. A similar example from Camerton, Some…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-3AFD3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A British Iron Age uninscribed gold quarter stater, an Eastern, "Ingoldisthorpe" type, dating from about 80 - 50 BC. One face of the coin displays a "three men in a boat" motif; the other face depicts a horizontal bar with a comb-like motif and radiating lines above. Compare ABC 2448, p.124 and CCI-31171. The coin is attributed to the Catuvellauni in ABC.
Created on: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BEC04D
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy unidentified artefact, probably part of a tankard handle of late Iron Age or Early Roman date, about 200 BC - AD 200. It consists of a moulded S shaped scroll with a single large pellet surrounded by a deep groove in each of the curls of the S. At both ends are stubs of metal, now broken, indicating that the object was originally larger. The stubs project to the sides and are oval in section. The breaks are patinated. The object has a smooth, dark green patina. The reverse is flat. It is 28.6mm long, 11.6mm wide and 5.5mm thick. It weighs 6.47gm. Compar…
Created on: Wednesday 1st October 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-41CD83
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a copper alloy probable Iron Age ring-headed pin dating from about 800 BC - AD 42. The artefact is probably part of the decorative head of a ring-headed pin, but no parallel for one of this design has been identifed. The object consists of two circular, shallow concave discs connected at the apexes by an integral sub-rectangular sectioned arch of copper alloy. One disc is slightly larger than the other (12.3mm and 10.8mm in diameter). They may have contained some other material, such as coral or enamel, though no trace of such material remains. A further short, rectangular …
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-839E44
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age coin; a North Eastern unit attributed to VEPO of the Corieltauvi, dating from about AD 10 - AD 50. The coin is slightly dished and the obverse is illegible. Compare ABC number 1869 (Van Arsdell 955, BMC 3310-14). The coin is 15.5mm diameter, 1.4mm thick, 1.12g.
Created on: Thursday 4th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th September 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-209496
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable spindle whorl possibly dating from the Iron Age, about 400 BC - AD 43. The whorl is sub-spherical with a flattened face top and bottom. This would fit into type B2 in the Coppergate classification system, a type that was mainly used in the Iron Age, but continuing into the 7th century. The central aperture is circular and has a diameter of about 6mm. This makes it more likely that the whorl is Iron Age in date (Walton Rogers, 2007, page 23 - 25). However, whorls are notoriously difficult to date and a later date (up to the AD 1600) cannot be ruled out. The whorl …
Created on: Monday 18th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Keighley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-884DAA
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age harness fitting; a knobbed terret of Spratling's group IX dating from AD 1 - 150. The hoop is D shaped in section and is thicker at the base than at the top. It is decorated with three globular knobs evenly spaced round the hoop. Each has a collar and the outer face is grooved with a band of probably only three grooves across each knob. The stops are oval and the bar is rectangular in section and slightly curved. It is cast in one. The bar is 21.7mm long. The terret has a smooth green patina, only missing in places. It is not particularly worn in any one area. …
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-1FC933
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age coin; a plated copy of a South Ferriby gold stater of the Corieltavi, dating to c. 50-20 BC, either copper alloy and silver plated or a base silver copy. ABC, p. 92, no. 1743. 19mm diameter, 3.55mm thick. 3.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 6th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-E3B022
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age silver coin; a North Eastern Unit attributed to the Corieltauvi, probably a South Ferriby Boar type dating from 50 BC - 20 BC (Haselgrove Phase 6). The coin is irregularly shaped. It depicts a stylised boar facing right on the obverse, and a stylised horse facing right on the reverse. Compare ABC number 1800 (page 94) which corresponds to Van Arsdell numbers 875, 877-1 or BMC 3214-17. The coin is 17.16mm long, 13.87mm wide and 1.55mm thick. 1.28g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-3E0DCF
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy simple terret dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period, about 100 BC - AD 100. The surviving part consists of part of the hoop which is circular in section, a projecting circular collar, and par of the cast-in-one bar, which is of rounded rectangular section and is slightly curved. The terret has a rough, light green patina. It is 46mm long, 41mm wide and 12.5mm wide. It weighs 20.29gm. The bar is longer than 27mm. Similar harness fittings can be found on the database; see for example references WAW-CC1F4C and LVPL-3F7290.
Created on: Monday 14th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-375201
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman brooch, a Colchester brooch dating from AD 25 - AD 60. The spring and pin are missing. It has a broken loop on the back of the head to hold the spring. The remains of a forward hook for the external chord survives on top of the head. The wings are short, slender and plain. The bow is undecorated and oval in section. It tapers to a point at the foot. The catchplate does not survive. The brooch has a mid green patina. It is 57.73mm long, 9.97mm wide and 15.75mm thick. 5.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6A0538
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel rim sherd of probable Iron Age or Roman date. The rim is out-turned. The fabric is hard, rough textured and laminated, notable for its prolific angular, well sorted, quartz and mica inclusions giving the surfaces a gritty appearance. The fabric is dark grey to dark brown throughout. Local Pottery expert Chris Cumberpatch suggested that it could be East Yorkshire Quartz Fabric (pers. comm. 24/4/14).
Created on: Thursday 10th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 3rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6295D1
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy dumbell toggle dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period (about 100 BC - 200 AD). The toggle is comprised of two semi-spherical collared knobs joined by a reel shaped element in the centre and is all one piece. There is no evidence of an attachment loop. The toggle has a dark brown patina, bright green where chipped. Similar examples are PAS record IDs: YORYM-825327 and SWYOR-ADF674.
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-79F431
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold coin; a North eastern gold quarter stater (Lindsey Scyphate) attributed to the Corieltauvi, dating from about 60 BC - 20 BC. The coin is dish shaped and depicts a boar on the convex side and an S shape on the concave reverse. Compare ABC 1773 (BMC 3189-92). See also LIN-93F0E1.
Created on: Sunday 10th February 2013
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4EC297
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead / tin rich copper alloy coin; an Iron Age Potin, probably Kentish (of the Cantii Tribe), probably Late Dump type, similar to Van Arsdell number 139-1. The coin probably dates from 40 - 35 BC. It shows a crude Celticized head of Apollo right on the obverse, and a celticized bull made up of straight lines on the reverse with a pronounced pellet in the centre of the coin.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2013
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-03BAC6
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy possible linch pin terminal of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date. It is a socket which is three quarters round in section and tapers from 16.84mm wide to 10.97mm at the apex. A moulded groove filled with a row of beading decorates the rim at the wider end. At the closed end, the socket bends to the side and has a solid terminal which points to the side and is semicircular in section. The flat reverse is open as if there was a separate flat back plate. The socket contains iron corrosion and has red brown patina.The identification of this object is not certain, but it has …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-621C51
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age strap fitting, probably a baldric ring from a sword belt. It is circular in plan and D shaped in section. A projection from the back at one edge ends by ninety degrees away from the circle before it is broken. It probably terminated in a small button. The main body of the object is openwork. The outer ring is D shaped in section, convex on the front face, and there is a groove in the centre of the back. At the top and bottom, the ring is decorated with two transverse ridges, like lips on a lipped terret. Across the centre of the ring, from side to side, is…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-A871C0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy probable strap fitting of late Iron Age or Early Roman date. The fitting is probably a strap loop or strap slide. It is formed from a wide rectangular loop from one side of which projects a boss and petal shaped decorative element. The front of the loop is decorated with a line along each long edge, possible filled with degraded enamel, or maybe just displaying differential corrosion. There may also have been enamel in the groove round the boss. The reverse of the boss is hollow. The design of this object differs from other strap loops and strap slides. Normally…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A5E131
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete and probably mis-cast strap fitting of probable Iron Age or Early Roman date. The fitting consists of a rectangular loop with a U shaped curved bar in front of it, and a bar project downwards from the U shaped area. It seems to be very similar to button and loop fasteners and associated strap fittings such as YORYM-7DECD0 and SWYOR-42F1E5. The object does not appear to be broken, but is not complete, so it is suggested that the casting failed leaving rounded projections instead of the metal flowing into the rest of the mould and creating the rest of the objec…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th November 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-42C371
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Langton Down brooch dating from AD 25 - 60. The brooch has a flat strip bow which is decorated with three vertical rows of beading, each flanked by ridges, with deeper channels between each column of decoration. These columns flare slightly at the top of the bow. The head is tubular and made from two overlapping sheets of metal both extending from the top of the bow, one forming the top of the tube and one forming the bottom. The hinged copper alloy pin is complete and projects through a slot in the tube. The catchplate is mostly missing, but there is evidence tha…
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-87EFE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold coin; a stater of the Corieltauvi, North East Coast type dating from 70 BC - 55 BC. The coin is similar to Van Arsdell numbers 800-1 - 800-11. One edge of the coin is smooth on both obverse and reverse, either from damaged dies, or through later wear.
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Everton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-BB7807
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object of probable Iron Age date. The object is a tapering tube which is 28.35mm long. The wider end is decorated with a groove flanked by an incised line above and below, running round the tube near the end. A circular loop projects from one side. It is circular in section and joins the tube at the very end, above the decoration, and immediately below the decoration. The narrow end of the tube is on a slight angle and the metal is very flat, as if it has been cut rather than being an original edge. There are slight striations along the inside of the tube. …
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-D532F5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age unidnetified object of uncertain function. It is a tube of copper alloy with one side flat along the whole length. Each end of the tube is flared and it is decorated with a moulded design consisting of a ')(' pattern. In the flat edge of the tube is a rectangular slot which is filled and surrounded by iron corrosion. There is also ferrous corrosion inside the tube. The copper alloy element was probably attached to a larger iron object. The object is very similar in style to WAW-128D32, SWYOR-5C5FB5, SWYOR-D20FD1, SWYOR-D271D5 and SWYOR-09BA81, but is tubular ra…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4504E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Colchester brooch dating from 25 - 60 AD. It is made in one piece and has half of the integral coiled spring surviving. It would have had six turns. The strip of metal forming the sping projects from the back of the head, makes three turns on the right of the brooch (when viewed from the back), and then extends into the external chord which is held under the forward facing hook which is also integral. It breaks at this point but would have continued to make three turns at the other side before extending into the pin. The very small wings are plain, as is the circular se…
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B392E1
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a probable Iron Age or Early Roman copper alloy beaded torc dating from 100 BC - 200 AD. The surviving fragment is four beads cast in one. The two centre beads are biconical, one of the outer beads is more rounded, probably owing to wear and corrosion, and the other has a more rectangular terminal. There is a simple collar between each pair of beads. There is iron corrosion along one side of the object, and testing with a magnet suggests that there is an iron core. It is not clear whether the iron along the edge has corroded from the inside, or whether it is from another objec…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-535342
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy toggle of late Iron Age or Early Roman date. It is a cylindrical bar decorated with 11 grooves running round the bar. There is a hollow in each end of the bar. From the centre of one side projects a broken loop, with one of the grooves dividing the loop into two halves as well. The breaks are worn and patinated. The toggle has a grey green patina. Compare LON-1A6571, CAM-DEB4B0, DENO-FE3BA7 and GLO-1B1400. HAMP-2931B4 and SWYOR-7D71D7 may also be related.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-FEF701
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age mount in very good condition. The mount has a sub-spherical knob on a curved base. The base is an elongated oval in plan, with rounded ends. In profile, the bottom edge is convex suggesting the mount was fixed to a concave surface. The reverse, or underside is concave; U shaped. There is a small circular rivet hole in each end of the base, on the top face. The top and sides are decorated with curved double grooves. One line runs across the base at each end, just inside the rivet hole. Further lines spring from the centre of each of the first lines, and curve…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-021A28
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of ceramic vessels, both wall sherds, and probably Iron Age (800 BC - 100 AD). 1. A wall sherd of hard, laminated and reduced fabric, dark grey to brown in colour. It has poorly sorted frequent quartz inclusions and voids. 38.27mm long, 30.15mm wide and 8.32mm thick. 8.28g. 2. A wall sherd of soft, abraded, irregular and reduced fabric, dark brown in colour. It has frequent rounded quartz and grit inclusions. 28.44mm long, 22.99mm wide, 11.21mm thick. 5.93g.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BD6D46
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object dating from the Iron Age. The object consists of a circular recessed area with a rivet hole in the centre. It has a raised rim, and at both ends is another rounded bar which are slightly curved. These are broken at both ends making the original object impossible to identify. However, the condition of the metal and the style strongly suggest an Iron Age date. It might be part of a strap junction or harness fitting.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E5C30
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case number 2011 T527 On 25th July 2011, a hoard of Iron Age metalwork (finds 1, 2, 4 and 6) was found by [two metal detectorists] while metal detecting on cultivated land. [Finder One] also made two additional finds (3 and 5) on the 20th September 2011 during geophysical survey of the findspot undertaken by York Archaeological Trust and a local archaeology group. The initial results from the resistivity survey show a rectangular feature to the immediate south of the finds. A large circular feature was also described by the surveyors, but is not marked on the interpretation…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bilbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-6B1A81
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a platform decorated terret dating from the 1st century AD (1 - 100 AD). Only one platform from the terret survives. It is sub square in plan and flat in section, and is decorated with enamel. It sits above the hoop which is rounded in section. The design on the platform is of four lentoid petals arranged in a cross saltire on a red ground. Two opposing petals are filled with yellow enamel and the other two with blue. The platform is 15mm by 10mm. The finder notes that a similar example can be seen on the UKDFD website at http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Sunday 31st May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-640826
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The fabric is fairly soft, has irregular breaks and is mainly dark grey to black in colour. There are prolific dark grey inclusions (grit?) and mica inclusions. The surface is smooth and slightly reflective. The rim is rounded and angles outwards. The rim diameter was probably about 16cm.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-63F315
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The fabric is soft, has irregular breaks and is mainly grey in colour. There are many vesicles suggesting shell inclusions and also shell surviving. There are also prolific dark grey inclusions and sparse mica inclusions. The rim is rounded and flares outwards.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-63DE62
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The fabric is soft, has irregular breaks and is mainly dark grey in colour. There are many vesicles suggesting shell inclusions and sparse mica inclusions. The rim is rounded and slightly out-turned.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-63CA10
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The fabric is fairly soft, has irregular breaks and is mainly dark grey in colour. There are many vesicles and mica inclusions. The rim is rounded and slightly out-turned.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-63B891
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five sherds of ceramic vessel wall, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The fabric is fairly soft, has irregular breaks and is mainly dark grey in colour, with some lighter and some orange areas. There are many vesicles and imprints of shell temper which has dissolved, as well as some shell surviving, angular quartz and mica inclusions.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2930F2
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy terminal probably from an Iron Age toggle. The object probably dates from 100 BC - 100 AD. The object has a broken iron shaft which is now just an lump of corrosion. The copper alloy element is baluster shaped and fits onto the iron at right angles from the direction of the shaft. The central element of the copper alloy piece is circular in section and is 7.8mm thick. It is decorated with deeply incised lines; a border at each side, and the central area filled with cross hatching. The recessed areas of the baluster are plain and there is a circular disc forming a stop a…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC75E3
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age ring-headed pin of 'swan's neck type'. The ring head has a rounded outer edge and the hole though the centre has an 'hourglass' form. The integral pin shaft is circular in section and departs from the ring at a tangent. The rod is defined from the loop by a groove round its base, making it look as if the rod could have been applied to the loop. The possible pin has a light green patina with patches of a reflective dark grey surface. Compare to NLM-520A57. This item was originally identified as a late Iron Age or Romano-British en…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-681CE4
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A gold-alloy bracelet with loop terminals, Iron Age (c. 100 - 50 BC). The bracelet is comprised of two ropes plaited together, each rope is made up of two wires twisted together. Each terminal is formed of two loops. The outside surface of the terminals has been filled with a lower melting temperature gold-alloy containing approximately 16% more copper than the rest of the bracelet. The overall effect is to transform double loop terminals into single loop terminals. Metal content at the surface: 55% gold; 38% silver; and at least 7% copper. Weight: 63.74g; Maximum Di…
Created on: Friday 20th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Towton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-820823
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Iron Age linch pin terminal, which is the foot of the pin. The socketed part of the foot is broken, leaving only a shallow concave area. This would have extended into a larger socket which would have held the iron pin, which has long since corroded away. The exterior of the socket tapers to the terminal, where it curves forward and expands into a flat circular plate. The flat surface is decorated with a central recessed cell for enamel, with two concentric rings recessed for enamel round it. These are divided by bands of raised metal. No traces of the enamel survive…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C5E4D5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age coin; a copper alloy gold plated contemporary copy of a gold stater; Corieltauvi South Ferriby type dating from 45 BC - 10 BC. See Van Arsdell number 811-1 onwards.
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-C064A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a fragment of a cast copper alloy coin; a potin issued by the Cantii tribe and probably dating from 100 BC - 35 BC. The coin is dished, with part of a head of Apollo visible on the convex face, but the design on the concave side is not identifiable. Compare Van Arsdell 106 - 139.
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
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