Record ID: SF-911A66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age uniniscribed gold quarter stater of the North Thames/ Trinovantes region dating to circa 60-20 BC. Obverse: Wreath, pellet in ring at centre, three double crescents below, stylised hair above. Reverse: horse right, beaded mane, [wing motif above], cogwheel sun below. As ABC 2365.
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bulmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E9ABF1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age inscribed gold stater of the Eastern region/Catuvellauni attributed to Addedomaros (circa 45-25 BC), Addemaros Spiral type. Obverse: six armed wreath spiral, three crescents at centre. Reverse: horse right, cornucopiae below, three horse muzzles and ADDIIDOM above. As ABC pg 126, no 2517, BMC 2396-2404, VA 1620.
Created on: Monday 25th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tolleshunt D'arcy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-223B48
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gold post-medieval mourning finger ring. The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section. The outer surface is decorated at the bezel with an engraved skull motif, which is depicted slightly in profile. This is flanked on either side by three curved lines forming an outwards pointing triangle, each filled with cross-hatched diagonal lines and with a dot with a curved line on either side positioned at its outer end. The inner surface bears the inscription ‘A.: H. ob: 29. Jan: 97’ in an Italic script (obt an abbreviation of the latin obit or ‘died’),…
Created on: Friday 3rd September 2021
Last updated: Friday 24th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Osyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-237754
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age quarter stater possibly of the Catuvellauni tribe/North Thames region, dating to 80-50 BC (Ingoldisthorpe). Obverse depicting three men on a boat. Reverse depicting unclear bars and ribbon creating an annulet. The closest parallel is ABC 2448.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Maplestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2309C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age quarter stater of the Trinovantes tribe/ North Thames region, dating to 80-50 BC (Clacton de Jersey). Obverse depicting "three men in a boat" design. Reverse depicting horse right, arc from rump, numerous pellets around. ABC 2350.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sible Hendingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0FC172
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age stater of the Trinovantes tribe/North Thames region, dating to 60-20 BC (Late Whaddon Chase, Anglian type). Obverse depicting traces of crossed wreaths. Reverse depicting horse prancing right, beaded mane, wing with beaded tail motif above, sun before and pellets around. ABC 2344.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Maplestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D0C664
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age quarter stater of the Catuvellauni-Trinovantes tribes/North Thames region, dating to AD 10-40 (Cunobelinus Classic). Obverse depicting corn ear without central stalk, flourishes at the base; legend [C]A-M[V]. Reverse depicting horse rearing right; CVNO below, and branch above. Cf ABC 2822.
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D1E2B0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gold medieval finger ring.The hoop is rectangular in cross-section. The outer face is decorated with a moulded beaded border along each edge. The inner face is undecorated with no maker's mark. The hoop is slightly distorted. Dimensions: Length: 15.68mm, width: 15.34mm, width of hoop: 3.95mm, thickness of hoop: 0.55mm, weight: 1.05g Discussion: A number of rings with similar beaded borders have been reported under the Treasure Act (e.g. 2014 T223 and 2010 T660), although all of these are inscribed. Most have been dated to the fifteenth century, possibly in…
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Matching', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A8E4FA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Roman aureus of Tiberius (AD 14-37), dating to the period c.AD 14-37 (Reece period 1). PONTIF MAXIM reverse type depicting Pax seated right holding long sceptre and branch. Mint of Lugdunum. RIC II (2nd edition), p. 95, no. 29.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FBE071
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An uninscribed gold Iron Age stater of the north Thames region / Trinovantes, dating to the period 80-50 BC, 'Early Clacton' Type. Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents Reverse: Small horse right, many pellets above, single pellet below, zigzag in crescentic exergue. ABC no.2329, BMC nos.145-179
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dedham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0814A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Iron Age stater dating to the period c. 60-20 BC. Early uninscribed 'L' (early Whaddon Chase) Type. ABC 2433, BMC 295-330 & VA 1476.05
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FA65C9
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A small dispersed coin hoard consisting five full gold staters and a single gold quarter stater probably deposited in the Late or terminal Iron Age, all pieces issued for rulers of the Eastern region/Trinovantes and Catavellaunii. The coins were all discovered in the course of few hours on the same day, within an area of around thirty metres square. Each coin is described below in turn, running left to right in accordance with the accompanying image. 1. Gold stater struck for Tasciovanos, dating c. 20 BC- AD 10. Rudd's 'Tasciovanos Taxciav' type. Obverse: crossed wreat…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toppesfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1E15D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete wound wire gold ring of Late Saxon (or Viking period) attribution, dating c. 900-1100AD. The ring is formed of two thick lengths of circular-sectioned gold wire, which have been plaited to form the band and then beaten together at their lower edge to form a rectangular base to the hoop- though this has started to come apart as a result of post-depositional damage, the latter having also slightly squashed the form of the ring in general. Date: c. 900-1100 AD Dimensions: The ring measures a maximum of 27.31mm in diameter, 1.06mm thick by 3.08mm wide at the base …
Created on: Friday 21st July 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-10F79B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A one twentieth of an emergency Sikh gold Mohur (gold rupee) issued in Multan (Punjab, India) between AD 1848-1849 by the Governor Diwan Mulraj to pay his troops. Paramdip Khera (British Museum) notes that a series of these small gold coins were found by British troops that occupied the citadel at Multan.
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorpe-le-Soken', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9B9B24
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gold unidentified object of unknown date. It consists of a flattened strip with three longitudinal grooves across each face. The object initially appears to be a loop that has been squashed flat or a cut section of a longer strip, but upon closer examination the sides all appear complete and this appears to have been its original form. It is slightly distorted in places. Dimensions: Length: 18.22, width: 5.78mm, thickness: 1.72mm, weight: 1.62g Discussion: The object may be a component of jewellery or part of another object, but no means of attachment is …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pentlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D9DAE1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold half escudo (800 reis) coin of John V (Joao V), King of Portugal, dated on the coin to 1740 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Osyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D96C11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age stater, Early uninscribed British L 'Whaddon Chase' Type, c.50-1 BC. As VA1491 = ABC 2442. The same coin is also published by Hobbs (no. 343), but is noted as a contemporary forgery of the Whaddon Chase type.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B969EE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Gallo-Belgic AA2 quarter stater of the Ambiani, large flan type, c.125-100 BC. As VA 15-1. The flan is flat and with some post-depositional wear.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Osyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-17C65B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age stater of the Northern Region of Cunobelin, Wild series A, c. 1-42 AD. Trinovantian, minted at Camulodunum. Dish-shaped coin similar to Hobbs 1787-1792, VA 1931 and ABC 2780.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Maplestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-23A551
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age stater, Early uninscribed British A 'Westerham' Type, c.100-50 BC. As Hobbs nos. 1-23; VA 200.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.