Record ID: SWYOR-48DD74
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy late Bronze Age to Roman socketed miniature axehead dating from about 1000 BC - AD 410, though more likely to be from the earlier end of that range. The axis has a side loop, concave side and a flared blade. There is a simple moulded collar round the socket mouth. The D shaped loop occupies about half the length and is worn on the outer edge. There is a casting seam along both sides of the object. The blade is asymmetrical and is shorter on the same side as the loop. The axe has a dark green/grey patina with some light green areas of verdigris.&…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-75976D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, dating to c. BC 50 - 20. Domino type. Obverse shows wreath and crescents. Reverse depicts lunate horse left, box containing four pellets above, four armed spiral anticlockwise below. ABC 1758. Diameter 19.67 mm, thickness 3.26 mm, weight 5.37 g
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-411DEE
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy end looped cosmetic mortar, dating from the late Iron Age to the Early Roman period, about 100 BC - AD 200. The object compromises a longitudinal grooved vessel which expands to 7.8mm wide in the centre and tapers to a point at either end. The groove is a shallow V shape in section and is 3.8mm wide in the centre, and at maximum, 1mm deep owing to wear up the upper margins. There are the remains of a loop at one end, which appears to have been plain. It is positioned beneath the top edge. The other end is plain and tapers to a point. There is no decoration. The met…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 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: PUBLIC-65888C
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy object of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age and of uncertain function. The object is sub-circular in overall outline and three-dimensional in form with a swollen lower half with sides that narrow and taper upwards to meet at the top forming the overall circular shape. The appearance overall is of a crescent shape but with the two narrow arms meeting to complete the circle reminiscent of a basket. The swollen lower part of the object is hollowed with a hole in the centre and the exterior is decorated with incised line which runs vertically around the midpoint of t…
Created on: Tuesday 4th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 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: LVPL-C47BC0
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age Button and loop fastener of cast copper-alloy, with some remaining enamel. The object consists of a central cast body recognisable as a single piece button and loop, though the loop is now broken and only two small stubs remain. The front is circular and has a circular, flat bottomed groove that probably incorporated enamel at one point, though this has been subsequently lost except for possible small traces. Only the central section, separated by another, smaller raised circle of copper-alloy, retains an amount of red material.
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-609C9E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of find The coin is from the local North Eastern British Iron Age coin producing area (traditionally associated with the tribe referred to as the Corieltavi, issuing coins in Lincolnshire and surrounding counties to the north and west). Gold uninscribed stater of the Corieltavi / North Easter Region, South Ferriby type, dating to c. 50-20 BC Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents Reverse: Lunate horse left, with star sun below ABC p. 92, no. 1743 BMC 3148 The diameter is 21mm the weight 5.1g. Discussion The coin satisfies the terms of the Treasure Act with …
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
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Record ID: NLM-B5C2BC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Originally suggested to be a cast potin of the Cantii by this reporter. David Holman of Kent kindly comments: 'I don't think this is a potin. Although unique pieces do exist, I can't see any obvious sign of a sprue from the photos. The obverse looks very much like a struck bronze unit of Eppillus (ABC 408)'. The finder notes an opinion gleaned from his internet enquiries that the object may rather be a token of early post-medieval date. Among Celtic coins, the obverse with outline and central pellet resembles the most devolved versions of a leftward bust, while a Ce…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0F5211
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy Late Iron Age to Early Roman toggle or button and loop fastener (100BC-100AD). The toggle is of dumbbell type with an attached square suspension lug. This example is similar to Wild's (1970) Class I (p.139), however more closely resembles later Roman examples with two spheres joined by a band, and a square lug which is not bent as are examples discussed by Wild. The spheres have a rough surface and the object has a covering light green patina. The object is 16.13mm in length, 16.02mm wide, 9.32mm thick and weighs 7.03g. Similar examples have been recorded a…
Created on: Friday 16th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd 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-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-9721B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age coin: a copper alloy core of a plated stater, probably of the Corieltavi Domino type, dating from c. 50 BC - AD 10. It is 16.9mm in diameter and 3.2mm thick. It weighs 4.1gm. The coin has similarities to Van Arsdell, 1989, Celtic Coinage of Britain, page 235, number 829-4 and Rudd,2010, Ancient British Coins, page 93, number ABC 1758, but is not a very close match.
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st July 2014
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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-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-6EE012
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age or Roman strap union dating from 200 BC - 200 AD. It is an example of Taylor and Brailsford's Type 1 ('British Iron Age Strap Unions' in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, volume 51, December 1985, page 251, figure 2, cited in PAS Iron Age training notes). The strap union is a figure of eight form flanked by a vertical bar on each side - one bar has been broken off and only the lugs remain. The two circular areas have large sub-circular perforations that have been off-set towards the middle of the object. This has created a crescent-like shape on the o…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wakefield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C39934
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
British Iron Age North Eastern gold stater, c. 10 BC-AD 20. 'Kite' type attributed to the Corieltavi. ABC (Cottam et al 2010) 1761 = VA (Van Arsdell 1989) 825 = BMC (Hobbs 1996) 3181-84. This coin is registered as CCI 11.1080. It is 20.6mm in diameter and 3mm thick. It weighs 5.29gm.
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F14B45
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age coin, a 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.
Created on: Friday 8th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: FAKL-3AD463
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age bow brooch, complete except for pin, coiled spring, bow marked with two longitudinal grooves and rows of fine notches along both edges. Foot curves back to clasp the bow. Long, carefully shaped long catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ferrybridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-679A22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead / tin rich copper alloy coin; an Iron Age Potin, probably of the Cantii Tribe, Angular bull type, similar to Van Arsdell number 129-1 & BM (Hobbs) 670ff; Rudd ABC 171. The coin probably dates from 85 - 50 BC. It shows a Celticized head of Apollo right on the obverse, and a celticized bull charging left on the reverse. It is 17mm in diameter and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 1.47gm. Recorded as CCI 10.1078.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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