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    • Broad period:IRON AGE
    • Primary material:Copper alloy
    • County:Hampshire

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Record ID: SUR-E51AD0
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman looped toggle fastener. The toggle has a semi circular loop, 20.9mm wide, projecting from one long side of a cylindrical body. This body is 16.9mm in diameter, decorated with two incised circumferential bands and has a conical terminal with a small apical knop. One end of the body has broken away to reveal the hollow interior of the casting.
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-EB2261
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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An incomplete cast copper alloy Late Iron Age/Early Roman Nauheim type brooch dating between 50 BC - AD 50. The brooch is cast in one piece; the spring being intact, with a partially surviving pin. The spring extends from the bow plate in four coils, the internal chord looping underneath the bow and extending into the pin, of which approximately half survives, ending in a worn break. The bow is composed of a flat triangular plate that narrows to an elongated foot, ending in a worn break. The upper surface of the bow is decorated with two incised…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-D1493E
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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A miniature copper alloy cast socketed Axe Pendant of early Iron Age to Roman date (800 BC - AD 410), 18.8mm in length. The axehead has a narrow body, with a slightly flared blade with a curved edge. The side loop is partially integral within the line of the body. The socket is oval and hollow. There is no decoration. Cf. Bliss (2020) Class C1/C2.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-D7E145
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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An incomplete, bent copper alloy Iron Age one-piece brooch;  La Tene 1 , dating from circa 350-250 BC. One piece brooch with a  strongly arched bow with a plano convex cross section. The brooch has a loosely wound spring with a mock-spring hingefoot has a catch-plate that curves back upon itself towards the bow, with a transverse moulded collar and a  disc- shaped terminal lobe. Possibly horizontal incised decorations on the bow.  Dimensions; maximum width at head 13.19mm, body width at head 6.02mm width at foot 3.49mm sub-circular terminal lobe 5.67mm.. …
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-D7911E
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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A complete copper alloy Toggle of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date (50 BCAD 100). The body is baluster-shaped, the centre of the object is composed of two rounded expansions with a groove between, which taper before expanding into two discoidal terminals. A loop extends vertically upwards from the upper portions of the object, straddling the two central mouldings. This loop is of circular section and extends to a rounded, sub-rectangular form.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-4772CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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An incomplete cast copper-alloy La Tene III/Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period, 35mm in length, comprising the bow and a stump of the spring, which is 8mm in diameter and made from the same piece of metal as the rest of the brooch. The bow is lozengiform with a flat cross sectional profile and is decorated with a line of punched S-shapes along the centre and linear external borders. The pin and most of the spring is missing as is the foot and catchplate.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-06C40F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age bow brooch of La Tene I type, 23.2mm in length and dating to the 4th - 3rd century B.C. All that remains is the bow, which has a circular cross section, 4mm in maximum diameter, and tapers at either end to old breaks with the integrally cast spring and head and the foot with catchplate, both now missing. The bow appears to be undecorated.
Created on: Thursday 29th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-4B07BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A complete Iron Age copper alloy brooch of the La Tene I type dating to the 4th - 3rd century B.C. ' Wessex' Type, Hull's Type 1A. The brooch has a strongly arched faceted bow with a diamond-shaped cross section.. The top of the arch extends to form the tightly coiled spring with an axis bar and arched mock-spring. A tapering pin with a sub-circular section remains, and tapers down to a pointed terminal that is situated near the catch plate.  The opposite end of the arch extends to form the foot and catchplate of the brooch which consists of a bar that is ben…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-7D3AAA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy La Tene III/Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period (1st century AD), 46mm in length, complete with spring, but missing its pin. The bow has a lenticular cross section and appears to be undecorated, tapering to a narrow foot with a triangular catchplate.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-0FAA7A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A copper-alloy uninscribed Iron Age unit, probably a Gallic unit of the Carnutes, dating to the c.late 1st century BC. Obverse: Female bust right, flower(?) behind? Reverse: Eagle with spread wings, head turned right, a snake(?) to right, unclear motifs in the field. cf. DT 2576 ('classe III a l'aigle et au serpent'); Allen, 1995: nos. 160, S148-151. Delestree and Tache (1992: p. 132, no. 2576) place this type with the coins of the Carnutes and in pre-Augustan period after the end of the Gallic Wars, while Allen (1995: p. 75) regards them as being of the neighbouring …
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E48CF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman or later Iron Age bow brooch of La Tene III or Nauheim derivative type. The head and integrally cast spring and pin are missing. The bow has a flat cross sectional profile and is trapezoidal in shape, expanding to a maximum width of 10.6mm at the lower end before tapering sharply towards the foot which has largely broken off. The bow is decorated with incised lines along both lateral margins, with transverse lines across the foot from the point where the bow narrows.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-7A5064
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman or later Iron Age bow brooch of La Tene III or Nauheim derivative type. The head has an integrally cast spring, the pin is missing. The bow has a flat cross sectional profile and is triangular or trapezoidal in shape, expanding to a maximum width of 11mm at the lower end before tapering sharply towards the foot which has broken off. The bow is decorated with a flanking pair of tapering incised lines along the middle.
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: OXON-31232E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age La Tène III Nauheim derivative brooch dating to the period c.25 BCAD 100. The brooch is missing part of its pin, the lower section of the bow and its catchplate. At the top of the bow is the head of the brooch. The head is made of two coils, one to the left of the bow, one to the right. The first coil to the left of the pin and bow is a direct continuation of the bow. From this coil, the curves underneath the bottom of the bow before folding back up to curve into the coil on the right end of of the head and then the final coil to the righ…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: SUR-DAD29E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An Iron Age cast copper-alloy potin of the Kent Region / Cantiaci, dating to the c.late-2nd century BC, Thurrock MA type. Obverse: head of Apollo left. Reverse: butting bull, right, MA above. As ABC, p. 33, no. 120; BMC nos. 660-666.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: SUR-DA840A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A splated Iron Age silver unit of the Southern Region / Regni and Atrebates, attributed to Verica, dating to the period c.AD 10-40.  'Verica Cornucopiae Victory' type. Obverse: Pine-cone wand (thrysus) between two cornucopiae, wine cup below, COMMI F around. Reverse: Figure seated right holding spear, shield behind, VERI in front, CA behind. As ABC, no. 1241; BMC nos. 1393-1419.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-E0BDBB
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Incomplete lipped decorated terret (rein ring) of Iron Age date c. 100 BC-100 AD, with La Tene style enamel decorations . The fragment is sub-circular in section, and would have originally been a sub-oval or D- shape, and features intergrally cast raised discoidal transverse moldings ( 2 sets of lips made up of four sub-oval projections).  One end of the ring is thicker than the other ( 10.70mm diameter vs 7.74mm diameter). The terret is decorated with two triangular cells on each lip ( a total of 8 triangular cells, 5 of which still contain  red enamel). There is a cast…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-155C69
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman or later Iron Age bow brooch, probably a La Tene III or Nauheim derivative type. The head and integrally cast spring and pin are missing. The bow has a flat cross sectional profile and is trapezoidal in shape, expanding to a maximum width of 8.2mm at the lower end before tapering sharply towards the foot. It is broken across the upper portion of the bow. The bow is decorated with incised lines along the middle and on both sides, with a series of transverse lines across the foot at the point where the bow narrows. The catchplate is triangu…
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-1500A4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A heavily corroded cast copper-alloy biconical ring shaped bead, 13.5mm in diameter, possibly dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The internal diameter is around 5mm and the hole appears to be partially infilled with iron concretion. The side profile is irregular, with a lopsided biconical profile, 5.6mm thick. 
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-C5AC18
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ring, probably a Late Iron Age to Early Roman terret ring or harness fitting dating c. BC 150 - c. AD 100. The annular object is sub-lozengiform in cross-section. The edge on each face is champfered and decorated with a continuous row of small punched dots. The metal surface is damaged with many chips and areas are missing, but where it survives, it has a dark brown glossy patina. There are no visible signs of wear along the inner edge. Measurements: diameter 26.47mm, width of ring: 6.40mm; thickness 6.47m…
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
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Record ID: GLO-728E71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch with the spring cast integrally with the bow, unfortunately the spring is missing. small tabs/wing project either side of the head to protect the spring. The bow is plain and tapers to the pointed foot, catch plate is missing. Date. 25-60AD
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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