Record ID: LEIC-C9C494
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy arrowhead, 34mm long and 7mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a powdery green patina and weighs 2.67 grams. The object consists of a circular sectioned tapering shaft (5mm internal diam) which has three tapering wings, C.25mm long and 3mm at their widest. Directly below the wings are the remains of a circular sectioned loop, 7mm long and 3mm wide. This has snapped off along the same alignment as the shaft, suggesting it was damaged during use. There are no parallels for this object in Britain and it was probably brought back from the Near East or Eastern…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thrussington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-072D03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
british Iron Age silver unit, North eastern Boar/horse type (Sim to VA875/BM3215).
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-628DE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
British Iron age silver unit, North eastern, boar/horse type. VA855/BM3202.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3843A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
British Iron age copper alloy Stater core of Vep Corf, (north eastern) (VA940/BM3299).
Created on: Monday 17th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-6B39E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age stater copy, north eastern uninscribed ferriby type. Similar to Hobbs 3173/VA 811, except no sign of pellets in front of horse.
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-038E41
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy terret ring fragment, 35mm long and 15mm wide.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-EE0235
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy La Tene III brooch, 32mm long and 12mm wide. The brooch was recorded as complete except for the spring and pin. It has a circular sectioned bow which widens in its centre and most of its catchplate appears intact.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-70F735
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or Roman? copper alloy mount, 13mm in diameter and 14mm long. The object is in good condition with a dark green patina and weighs 5.70 grams. The mount consists of a dome, 5mm deep, which is decorated with 'cup and ring' marks (which consist of an incised circle around a raised circle which in turn surrounds a hole). The dome has a raised tapering border 2mm thick which is decorated with vertical incised lines at close intervals which appear to form a gripping surface? The base of the object has a short shaft, 5mm long and 4mm in diameter, emerging from its centre. It is not c…
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4A6C16
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age gold uninscribed North eastern 'Domino' stater, measurements unknown. The Obverse is abstract wreath reverse right facing horse with 'Domino' above. Similar to BM3185/VA829.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4A4682
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age copper alloy Le Tene brooch, 48mm long and 5mm wide. The brooch is in good condition with a brown patina and patches of original? bronze surface. The brooch is missing its pin and the lower part of the catchplate and weighs 2.45 grams. It consists of a coil of one and a half turns, 2mm thick and 7mm in diameter, which has snapped off. The shaft emerges from this and bulges slightly to 3mm in diameter. Here it turns 90o and after 8mm it is decorated with two horizontal incised lines 3mm apart. At this point the brooch flattens out to form a rectangular section and widens to 5mm…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-48B771
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age-Roman copper alloy horse harness fitting 22mm in diameter and 4mm thick. It has the remains of three, equally spaced protrusions (probably originally loops) around the outside. On the surface there is a double spiral of white enamel.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-458583
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
undated blue glass bead 6mm thick and 7mm in diameter. It is spherical with a flattened top and bottom.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3579E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age silver North Eastern Boar/horse unit, 15mm in diameter. One edge is badly damaged (Hobbs 3224/VA877).
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-350EF6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age North eastern boar/horse silver half unit, (Hobbs 3239).
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-204CF4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age copper alloy terret ring, 55mm in diameter and 6mm thick. The object is in good condition, although small parts of it are missing, and it has a dark brown patina. The ring is not a true circle, being slightly flattened on its upper side. It has a circular section except for the area that held the strap which has a rectangular section and is 24mm long and 4mm thick with a width of 9mm. This is bordered by a raised circular collar, 10mm in diameter at each side. The terret is decorated with the remains of three lentoid? shaped knops, one opposite the strap accomodation and one …
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'THURLASTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-097CA3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age or Roman copper alloy mount, 35mm long, 28mm wide and 9mm thick. It consists of a small cirular protrusion which is sub spherical in section. This is decorated in teh form of a human head with small round eyes, a triangular noes and traces of a mouth. This sits above a large sub-circular form which is slightly domed with a flat reverse. This has two small spherical protrusions forming stylised breasts. The object is probably a mount from a vessel and its form suggest that the head would have sat above the rim of the vessel.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9FF107
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano british copper alloy cosmetic mortar, 87mm long, 10mm wide and 7mm thick. The object has a curving, crescent shaped form which is hollow inside giving it a V shaped cross section. One terminal forms a 'swan neck' loop, with the end of the object folding back on its self. The other end has a knopped terminal.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9DE763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron age or early Roman copper alloy brooch fragment, 36mm long, 4mm wide and 1mm thick. The bottom part of the bow and catch-plate survive. The bow is rectangular in form aand section. It consists of a flat linear bow, which is decorated with an incised border? it has the remains of a rectangular catchplate emerging from its base.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9C42B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age silver coin, possibly North eastern.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9B7BE4
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron age or ealy Roamn copper alloy Fob or Dangler, measuring 24mm in diameter and 2mm thick. The object is in the form of three inter-linked birds heads forming a trefoil. The way in which they inter-link forms three holes and three 'spokes' which join at the centre of the piece. This central piece protrudes to form a (now incomplete) suspension loop.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.