Record ID: KENT-15D6E9
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of three Iron Age gold staters dating to the period AD 9-40. Coin 1- PUBLIC-86AD92: A gold Iron Age stater of the North Thames region/ Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck for Cunobelin, dating to the period c.AD 9-40, Cunobelinus Plastic B type. Obverse: Corn ear without central stalk, CA to left, M[V] to right. Reverse: Horse right, pellet above and below branch, pellet and CVNO below, [B] under horse's head. ABC p. 136, no. 2789,  VA 2010-7, BMC 1813-14, Chris Rudd 92.45 Measurements: diameter: 20.06mm; weight: 5.5g Co…
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 5th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Detling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-6B76EB
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A near-complete cast copper alloy terret of Late Iron Age date (c.100 BC – AD 100) probably winged and triple projection type (Lewis 2015). The terret ring is oval in plan (internal diameter of 42.1mm x 31.2mm, external diameter 56.9mm x 52.6mm). The integral bar of the terret is 15.9mm long, 9.7mm wide and 7.9mm thick. Traces of a moulded expansion on the internal surface and on both faces preserve on either side of the bar, marking the beginning of the hoop, but surface damage has removed much of the detail. The hoop is D-shaped in section (with max surviving dimensions 9.3m…
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th December 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-05382E
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy element from an Iron Age torc dating to c.100 BC - AD 200. The object is made of sheet metal that has been pressed into form. It consists of a central spherical element that has ten evenly spaced raised vertical ribs. Either side is a terminal that presents a single plastic moulded swirl that is mirrored on the reverse. Small patches of silvering appear on the swirl. The reverse is open and has straight cut sides; a small notch cuts into the top. The back reveals the interior of the object which is hollow and is recessed to indicate moulding. The interior is rich i…
Created on: Friday 8th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2022
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Record ID: OXON-FF16FC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
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 survives as the entire bow, foot and wings but the spring and pin are missing. The head of the brooch possesses two short wings which have a total width of 10.3mm. They are thin and rectangular in when viewed from the front of the brooch. Both narrow slightly from the centre of the brooch to their tip on both sides, such that they are each a very thin triangle shape in plan. Behind the wings is a centrally placed projecting bar which splits into two, one …
Created on: Friday 8th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 8th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AE0ED6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type, dating to the Roman period (c. 75-175 AD). The brooch is missing part of its bow and spring as well as the whole catchplate and foot. The head of the brooch is formed by an 8.5mm wide flat-topped plate, joined at a right angle to the top of the bow. This plate projects backwards, thickening on the underside but with near-parallel sides until it joins the wings 6mm from the top of the bow. The top of the bow has an integral 7.6mm long perforated lug. The 3.9mm thick, 2.6mm high wings are angled back sligh…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-436A3D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy terret ring or harness fitting of the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period, dating from c. BC 150 - c. AD 100. The ring is circular in plan and broadly circular in section. It is convex on the outside edge and flattened slightly on the inner edge. The ring is heavily abraded all over the surface, but abrasion is less on the inner edge. There is no further decoration on the surface of the object. The object has an external diameter of 23.3 mm and an inner diameter of 11.3 mm. It has a thickness of 6.9 mm and the band is 5.5 mm …
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-AFB09B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery. Two sherds of an oxidised fabric with darker internal and external margins with frequent calcareous inclusions to length 5mm, probably handmade, body sherd and a flat-topped rim sherd with a slightly overhanging inner edge. An erratically drawn wavy line wanders round the outside of the body below the rim. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100BC-AD43 Weight: 40.94gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
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Record ID: NLM-AFA2FE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery. Black reduced fabric with frequent calcareous inclusions to length 5mm; from the rim of a small globular vessel with everted rim, probably made in an Iron Age tradition, either on a wheel or finished on a wheel. Abraded and water-rolled. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 100BC-AD200 Weight: 13.76gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
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Record ID: NLM-AF80C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery. Four sherds of reduced fabric with frequent calcareous inclusions to length 1.2mm, probably handmade and possibly wheel-finished body sherds. Some darkening of exterior surfaces may arise from use on the hearth, though the internal surfaces are uniformly darker than the outer. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100BC-AD43 Weight: 85.11gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
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Record ID: NLM-AF79BD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery. Oxidised fabric with reduced margins, with abundant calcareous inclusions to length 11mm, probably basal angle from a handmade vessel; abraded and water-rolled. Suggested date; Late Iron Age, 100BC-AD43 Weight: 32.66gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
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Record ID: GLO-9F9843
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The following report was written by James Harris (Collections Officer, Corinium Museum). Cast copper-alloy mask fibula (maskenfibel). Parallels are known from the continent from Spain to Bulgaria with a particular prevalence in Germany, but finds of these have not been observed in Britain. It is also potentially the oldest brooch ever found in the Cotswolds, although there is a thick bow section in the Mrs O’ Neil collection at Corinium Museum which could be from an earlier brooch. On the continent these are dated to the early La Tene period in the 5th century BC. (See the Par…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 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: SUSS-1C2164
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper-alloy La Tène 1Bc type brooch, dating from the 4th to late 3rd century BC. The flat-sectioned bow is pointed oval in plan and decorated with a shallow v-shaped groove running from point to point with two curving finer grooves each side forming four ribs. At one end the bow re-curves slightly before terminating in a worn break; the spring and pin are missing. At the other, the foot re-curves back towards the upper surface of the bow, terminating in a thick, disc-shaped head. Three incised grooves decorate the foot where it meets the head. A g…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FB3A5F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver unit of the Southern Region / Regini - Ashdown Forest Helmet type - dating to c. 60 - 20 BC. Obverse: Helmeted right with lentoid eye and annular by chin. Reverse: Celticised horse right with spoked wheel below and hidden face above. ABC p. 54, no. 662; Van Arsdell no. 264; BMC nos. 583-92.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-F861FF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A plated Iron Age gold stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, dating to the period c.50-20 BC, South Ferriby Type. Obverse: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents. Reverse: Lunate horse left, anchor face above, four-pointed star below. ABC p. 92, no. 1743; cf. BMC no. 3178. This appears to be a plated copy with a probable base metal core. 
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-E2D360
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, two piece, copper alloy middle Iron Age brooch (c.350-150 BC). The head is formed by two circular lobes or 'ears' each with a circular hole (off centre). The high bow form an elongated oval decorated with four vertical lines, comprising two paralell inner lines contained by a single line to each side which bends slightly at each end. The four lines merge at both ends to form a point. The solid catchplate is broad with a sunken groove forming the pin rest. The foot has a single circular hole of same appearance and diameter (2mm) to those at the head. The separat…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0FEA9C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, copper alloy pin of ring-headed 'swan neck' type, dating to the Early Iron Age, c. 800 - 400 BC. The head of the pin resembles an S in shape, with an oversized top loop returning to touch the near side of the loop. The ring-head measures 10 x 9mm (internal 6 x 5mm). The pin shaft is circular in cross-section becoming more D-shaped around the circumference of the pin head. Below the 'swan neck' the shaft measures 2.5mm in diameter, It narrows to a sharp point 0.7mm in diameter. The patina is a smooth and dark green/ brown in colour. Measurements: weigh…
Created on: Monday 7th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 1st January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ovington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D15241
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An uninscribed Iron age base gold (electrum) stater (21.5mm, 6.12g) of the Baiocasses, from the Bayeaux region of France (statère de billon au sanglier, “style géométrique”). Obverse; Human head right, hair in large locks; a boar ensign and a beaded cord in the hair. Reverse:Androcephalous horse galloping right; a boar to the right, between the horse's legs; remains of the charioteer above the back; vexillum in front of the head. Cf. DT2264.
Created on: Friday 4th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-807B21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date (AD 25-100). The object is a Langton Down brooch of type Mackreth 2011, LD 2.a. The object is composed of folded cylindrical wings, with an ovate void to accommodate an axis bar and coiled wore spring which is partially retained, which would have extended into a pin, which is now missing. The bow extends forward from the base of the wings and has a tapering rectangular plan. The object terminates in a transverse break a short way down the bow. The wings are abraded with a break in the right hand wing. The bow is su…
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gumley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7FA2FB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age quarter stater, probably of the Southern Region / Regini, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Phallic Geometric type. Obverse: Almost plain, obliterated die. Reverse: Unclear geometric pattern with bars and anemone(?) with pronged feet. cf. ABC p. 50, no. 533; Sills, 2017: p. 103, nos. 135-137 (British Ad2, Geometric); BMC nos. 419-426. Diameter: 9.65mm; thickness: 2.53mm; weight: 1.59g.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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