Record ID: BH-1AF821
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Iron age stater of the Catuvellauni / North Thames region, struck for Addedomaros, dating 50 BC to 10 AD. Addedomaros Spiral type. Obverse: six armed wreathed spiral with three crescents at the centre. Reverse: a horse right and cornucopiae below. As ABC, p.126, no. 2517.
Created on: Monday 29th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 29th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-B0BB81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age cast copper-alloy brooch, of Mackreth's prototype Langton Down, Colchester Strand type, dating c. AD 25-60. The brooch comprises the wings, part of the hook, the bow and the catch plate. The spring and pin are missing. The wings of the brooch are rectangular in shape and in cross-section, with worn rounded terminals. The remains of a broken hook projects upwards from the centre. This is sub-rectangular in cross-section and is arched forwards slightly. On the back of the hook is the base of another rectangular-sectioned hook. This combination is reminiscent …
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-AF9C60
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni, struck by Tascivanos, dating to the period c. 25 BC to AD 10. 'Tascio Ricon' type. Obverse: 'TASCI RICOIN' in panels on vertical wreath. Reverse: warrior in chain mail riding left, holding a sword with a pellet in ring below. ABC no. 2580; BMC IA 1636; VA -.
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-F40BDF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch dating to the period AD 25-60. The surviving parts include the wings, the spring and the bow. The foot, catch plate and pin are missing. The wings are cylindrical and composed of a folded sheet. This is open at both ends as well as on the reverse where damage exposes the spring and the base of the pin extends through an oval perforation at the centre. Both wing terminals are damaged. Made from circular-sectioned copper-alloy wire, the spring consists of six surviving coils: four on one side, two on t…
Created on: Monday 15th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-F3BFF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch dating to the period AD 25-60. Only the wings, part of the spring and upper bow survive. The lower bow, foot and pin are missing. The wings are cylindrical in shape and composed of a folded sheet with an oval perforation at the centre of the reverse. The ends are open, both of which are damaged, revealing deposition residue inside one side and the remains of a broken spring on the other. The spring, with only a small portion of two coils remaining at the centre of the cylinder, is made of sub-circula…
Created on: Monday 15th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-E59E9A
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy end looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to the Early Roman date (1st to 2nd Centuries AD). The mortar has a plain relatively shallowed bowed profile and is u-shape in cross-section, with a suspension loop at one end. The loop is complete except for damage to the lower edge on one side and there is an unevenly broken projection extending from the lower edge that is possibly zoomorphic in the form of a stylized aquatic bird. The opposing end of the mortar is incomplete with an old transverse break. The hollowed interior is smoothed and the edges eithe…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Last updated: Friday 30th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-2A7FD4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Langton Down brooch dating to the period AD 20-60. The fragment comprises part of the wings and part of the upper bow. The wings, which are broken at each end, are openly cylindrical and have the surviving part of a u-shaped notch on the rear wall. The remaining part of the upper bow possesses a bowed crest with a shallow ridge beneath and a small part of the flat plate below. The fragment is very worn with no sign of decoration on the front surfaces or the reverse, which have mottled light brown and green patination. The fragment…
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-D2915B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bead probably dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The band is biconical in cross section. There is a prominent ridge around the central axis of the band from which the sides taper to the edges unevenly. The outer and inner surfaces are undecorated, are worn and have several notches in places. The surfaces have mid-grey patination. The bead measures 11.06 external diameter. The band is 4.91 mm wide and 2.7mm thick. The object weighs 1.36 grams. For similar objects recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see ASHM-37CAB…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-BF4453
Object type: RAZOR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Iron Age copper-alloy razor of Type Havre (Jockenhoevel's Zweischneidige Rasiermesser) dating c. 800-600 BC. The body of the razor is pelta shaped with a rounded apex and two backward projecting arms that curve to a point either side. The plate has a casting seam to one side of the apex extending from the edge to the sub-circular perforation at the centre. The rear of the plate narrows to be trapezoidal in form and is attached to a broken attachment loop via a slightly raised transverse collar. All of the surfaces of the loop and plate are otherwise flat and undecorat…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 10th September 2021
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Record ID: BH-BD58BA
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bead of Iron Age to Medieval date. The best is circular in plan with rounded edges and a central circular perforation giving it a short cylindrical appearance. The surfaces have dark brown patination and there are several areas of pitting and abrasion. The bead measures 15mm external diameter and the perforation is 7mm diameter. It weighs 6 grams.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: BH-BC1448
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Rosette brooch dating from the Iron Age to the Roman period (c. AD 20-60). The brooch consists of the wings, integral bow and part of the plate. The spring and pin are missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical with squared edges, rounded corners and a hollow interior. This is filled with the remains of a six-coil circular-sectioned spring. No axis bar is visible due to deposition residue and one of the central coils is broken and missing where the pin would have extended. The sub-D-sectioned bow extends downwards in a shallow curve from the fro…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th September 2021
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Record ID: BH-AAAF90
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman La Tene III style (Nauheim derivative) brooch dating to the period AD 25-100. The brooch is made from a single piece of copper-alloy and consists of the spring, bow and catch plate. The pin is missing. At the head end the metal is circular in cross-section and twisted to form a bilateral spring of three coils and an internal chord below that extends around the back of the bow. One of the central coils has a transverse break that would have extended into the integral pin. The bow is also circular in cross-section and bows outwards …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-970B02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch dating to the period AD 25-60. The wings, spring, upper bow and pin survive. The lower bow, foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical in shape and composed of a folded undecorated sheet. The ends are open and there is an off-centred sub-oval perforation extending from the top to reverse. Parts of the coiled spring made from circular-sectioned copper-alloy wire are visible from these apertures. There is no visible axis bar. A circular-sectioned pin terminating with a point exits from…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-92E990
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck by Cunobelin dating to the period c.AD 8-41. 'Cunobelinus Metalworker type'. Obverse: [CVNO-BEL]I[N], Winged head left. Reverse: Seated metal worker right? [TASCIO] behind. As ABC, p. 141, no. 2969; VA 2097; BMC no. 1972-1983.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2021
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Record ID: BH-92AFAD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni dating to the period c.60-20 BC. Whaddon Bird type. Obverse: head left with coiled hair and a small animal and wing motifs in front. Reverse: Horse right with a small bird above and a pelletal sun below. As ABC, p. 125, no. 2481; VA 1546; BMC no. 377-379.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-12FCBD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age silver unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck for Cunobelinus and dating to the period AD 8-41. 'Cunobelinus Sphinx' type. Obverse: winged bust right; CVNO in front. Reverse: sphinx seated left; TASCI(O) in front. As ABC no. 2870; Van Arsdell no. 2057; BMC nos. 1874-8.
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: BH-AE1C32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Iron Age unit of uncertain attribution, probably the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, dating to the period 60 BC to AD 20. Obverse: illegible. Reverse: possibly a bull or sow left or right.
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: BH-E37C0A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the North Thames Region / Catuvellauni, minted by Tasciovanus, dating to the period c. 25 BC to AD 10. Obverse: geometric pattern of loops and triangles around a central box with X in the middle. Reverse: horse left with a pellet in a ring above, TASCI below. As ABC no. 2688; BMC nos. 1709-10; VA no. 1812.
Created on: Monday 7th December 2020
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2020
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Record ID: BH-B7C32E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck by Cunobelin, dating to the period AD 8-41. Obverse: laureate head left; Legend: [CV]NOBELI[NI]. Reverse: Centaur right, blowing horn; Legend: [TASCIOVANI F] around. As ABC, no. 2957; BMC no. 1968-71; VA no. 2089.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
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Record ID: BH-4FAE3D
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age cast copper-alloy ‘swan's neck’ pin. The head of the pin is circular, flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section with rounded edges. Each face of the head is decorated with a central ring-and-dot motif formed of a circular recession with one concentric groove and another circumferential groove towards the edge. Side decoration next to the pin consists of two sets of incised triangular bows with a plain lozenge between them. The sections of each bow comprise two or three triangular grooves around a linear groove. Part of a similarly formed lozenge pattern is visi…
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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