Record ID: BH-8A9D59
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late La Tene Sedgford type brooch of Mackreth type 6.c, dating to the Late Iron Age to early Roman period (c. AD 25-60) Description: The brooch is comprised of part of the head, the bow and part of the foot.  The bow forms a tapering rectangle in plan and is plano convex in cross-section.  The bow is pitted and appears to be undecorated. Remains of wings project either side of the head, between which is a stamped multi-ring motif.  The head is abraided but the motif appears to have extended across the wi…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: BH-A73C11
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Middle Iron Age 'Vale brooch', of Adam's Class 2Bb2, dating c. 300-150 BC. Approximately one-third of the brooch survives, comprising three domes that are joined horizontally by short necks. The middle dome is slightly larger in diameter (8.4mm) than the other two side domes (7.5mm and 7mm respectively). The lower edge of the middle dome has the remains of an integral plate, as well as broken attachment lugs on the lower edge of the reverse. The reverse of the middle dome is hollow, as is one of the side domes. The remaining side dome is…
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2022
Last updated: Friday 22nd July 2022
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Record ID: BH-83D860
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Iron Age cast copper-alloy object, possibly a ribbed terret ring dating to the 4th to 3rd century B.C. Only part of the body survives. This is oval in cross-section and tapers towards each of the broken ends, narrowing to become circular-sectioned as it does so. One face of the body is decorated with a series of thin linear grooves that partially extend onto one side. The grooves are all the same thickness except for one wider groove at the mid-point of the body. The object is 28.3mm in length, 6.8mm in width, 7.4 in thickness and weighs 6.75 grams.
Created on: Monday 21st March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Record ID: BH-812E38
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The central element from a late Iron Age cast copper-alloy 'fob dangler' of Triskele form dating to the period c. 200 BC to AD 200. The element consists of three flat arched arms extending from a knop at the centre. The boss is circular and slightly raised on one side and prominently pointed on the opposite side, where it is broken and very worn and would have extended into a circular-sectioned upright shank. The three arms are all broadly the same size and shape and consist of a long convex outer edge and a short concave inner edge that converge at a rounde…
Created on: Friday 7th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 30th December 2022
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Record ID: BH-D232D9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester one piece brooch dating from the Late Iron Age to Roman period (c. AD 25-60). The brooch consists of the wings, part of the spring, the bow and the catch plate. The rest of the spring and the pin are missing. The head of the brooch has two short, broadly rectangular, wings, one shorter than the other, that are slightly concave. The shorter one has an old worn transverse break. The terminal of the longer wing is intact but bent outwards out of shape. At the centre of the head is the curved base of a sub-rectangular-sectioned hook broken …
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Sunday 16th May 2021
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Record ID: BH-A8299B
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Late Iron Age or Early Roman cast copper-alloy dumb bell toggle dating to the period 100 BC-AD 200. The toggle comprises two small hemispheres with ridged collars on the inner edge separated by a concavely narrowed waist or reel moulding between them. The surfaces have mottled light green and dark green patination. The toggle measures 14.36mm long, 9.56mm diameter and weighs 4.85 grams. For similar toggles recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see SWYOR-7C6B07, SWYOR-104096, LIN-DCD9A1 and SWYOR-71E73D.
Created on: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Last updated: Sunday 16th May 2021
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Record ID: BH-D6EFFA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Langton Down brooch dating c. AD 25-60. Only one of the wings, the head and part of the upper bow survives. The other wing, the rest of the bow, the catch plate, the spring and the pin are missing. The remaining wing of the brooch is semi-cylindrical with a hollow reverse, though much of the definition has been corroded by wear. The upper and lower edges of the spring encasement as well as the one surviving terminal are consequently rounded, as is the old and worn angular break where the missing second wing would have extended. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2021
Last updated: Sunday 16th May 2021
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Record ID: BH-C5E68C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman cast copper-alloy Langton Down brooch dating c. AD 25-60. The brooch consists of the wings, the squared bow, the rounded foot and the broken incomplete catch plate. The spring and pin are missing. The hollow wings are semi-cylindrical and open at the back where the now missing spring would have sat. The upper edge is straight, the edges are convexly curved, as is the lower edge, which also has a sub-rectangular notch off-centre that the pin would have extended through. The face of the wings are decorated with a single vertical groove on …
Created on: Tuesday 6th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 14th 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: ESS-BACFD0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy strap union dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period, c. 100 BC to AD 100. The item is formed of a central vertical row of three openwork circles, all 'D' shaped in section. From the circles at either end of the row emerge circular shaped tabs. These are perpendicular to the face of the openwork circles, and there are four in total; two on the upper circle, emerging on opposite sides, and two on the lower. Between the tabs on each side of the row of circles is a cylindrical bar that connects the two tabs on either side. This forms two strap bars at ei…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 11th November 2021
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Record ID: BH-D7946F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
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. The ends are open, revealing deposition residue inside and within this the remains of a spring made of circular-sectioned copper-alloy wire. This small section of spring and a small part of the pin extension is exposed by the ovate perforation dividing the wings. The bow extends downwards from the bas…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-7E816C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Five body fragments and one rim fragment of an Iron Age to Medieval shelly ware vessel (c. 800 BC- c. AD 1200). The matrix is hard. The interior and exterior surfaces are coarse and dark brown in colour, as is the core. The matrix contains a moderate density of irregularly sized angular crushed flint, black sand and grog. Varying thicknesses suggest that the fragments are from more than one vessel. The fragments weigh a combined 104.27 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-3F9B87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Early Roman Late La Tene III Nauheim derivative brooch dating to the period 50 BC – AD 50. The brooch is of one piece construction. The large integral spring consists of four circular-sectioned coils, two of which are bent severely out of shape. The bow, projecting from the centre of the spring, is thin with rounded edges and tapers gradually towards the catch plate. The upper surface of the bow is decorated with a single central moulded grooved extending along its length. The catch plate is thin, flat and broadly trapezoidal in shape…
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Codicote', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D8F116
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, cast copper-alloy bridle bit dating to the Iron Age (800BC - AD42). The bit is likely the central link of a three-link bridle bit (such as: SF4715, BH-9EDAF7) and is comprised of a central, circumventing moulding with bevelled edges, which project into an integral ovoid loop on either side of the moulding. The loops are planoconvex in section and have uniform wear marks on their outer upper edges (10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions) that perforate the loops. Similar loop wear patterns can be seen on: SUSS-17F2CC, NCL-EEDDB1, SUSS-4227E2, WMID-028CF4. The bit has a gr…
Created on: Monday 21st October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2019
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Record ID: BH-8B7285
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy potin, possibly a continental Gallic boar-standard type of the Leuci, dating to the period c.1st century BC. Obverse: Unclear head left(?) with large locks of hair. Reverse: A boar-standard left, unclear motif below. Cf. Allen, 1995: no.398ff.
Created on: Wednesday 11th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
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Record ID: BUC-F6F7E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy core for a gold-plated Iron Age coin, a contemporary copy of a gold stater of Addedomaros (c. 45-25 BC) of the Catuvellauni Tribe. The obverse depicts two back-to-back crescents and the reverse a horse right with spiral sun and branch. This coin appears to be a copy of ABC 2511: 'Addedomaros Floral Spiral'.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
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Record ID: BM-E69D94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Gallo-Belgic unit of the Suessiones, probably of ΔEIVICIACOS, dating to the period c.60-25 BC, type "au Taureau immobile". Obverse: Unclear bust right, traces of legend [...EIVIC]IAC below. Reverse: Bull(?) right, six petalled flower above, crescent motif below. As DT, p. 122, no. 561; La Tour no. 7207
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ware', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-E58BCF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck for Cunobelin, dating to the period c.AD 10-40, Cunobelinus Winged Victory type. Obverse: Bust right, CVNO behind, BELINVS in front. Reverse: Winged Victory standing right , wreath in right hand, TAS behind [CI]IOV in front. As ABC, p. 139, no. 2882; BMC no. 1883.
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Record ID: BM-E55FC6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age uninscribed quarter stater of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Whaddon Wings Cross type. Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents, angular wing-like motifs above. Reverse: Horse right, Maltese cross above. As ABC p. 124, no. 2457.
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Record ID: BM-E533BA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age uninscribed stater of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Early Whaddon Chase type. Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents, rounded wing motifs above wreath. Reverse: Horse right, wing motif above, pellet sun below. As ABC p. 123, no. 2433; BMC nos. 295-330.
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ware', grid reference and parish protected.