Record ID: HAMP-4B07BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age copper alloy brooch of the La Tene I type dating to the 4th - 3rd century B.C. ' Wessex' Type, Hull's Type 1A. The brooch has a strongly arched faceted bow with a diamond-shaped cross section.. The top of the arch extends to form the tightly coiled spring with an axis bar and arched mock-spring. A tapering pin with a sub-circular section remains, and tapers down to a pointed terminal that is situated near the catch plate.  The opposite end of the arch extends to form the foot and catchplate of the brooch which consists of a bar that is ben…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-0FAA7A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy uninscribed Iron Age unit, probably a Gallic unit of the Carnutes, dating to the c.late 1st century BC. Obverse: Female bust right, flower(?) behind? Reverse: Eagle with spread wings, head turned right, a snake(?) to right, unclear motifs in the field. cf. DT 2576 ('classe III a l'aigle et au serpent'); Allen, 1995: nos. 160, S148-151. Delestree and Tache (1992: p. 132, no. 2576) place this type with the coins of the Carnutes and in pre-Augustan period after the end of the Gallic Wars, while Allen (1995: p. 75) regards them as being of the neighbouring …
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-E0BDBB
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete lipped decorated terret (rein ring) of Iron Age date c. 100 BC-100 AD, with La Tene style enamel decorations . The fragment is sub-circular in section, and would have originally been a sub-oval or D- shape, and features intergrally cast raised discoidal transverse moldings ( 2 sets of lips made up of four sub-oval projections).  One end of the ring is thicker than the other ( 10.70mm diameter vs 7.74mm diameter). The terret is decorated with two triangular cells on each lip ( a total of 8 triangular cells, 5 of which still contain  red enamel). There is a cast…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-0E0FD2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron age gold quarter stater of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates struck for Verica, c.AD 10-40, 'Verica Stars' type. Obverse: VERIC/COMF over two lines, crescent above, star below. Reverse: A Horse stepping right, star above, REX below. ABC p. 72, no. 1208; Sills, 2017: 382, no. 377. Dimensions: diameter: 11.44mm,  thickness: 1.42mm,  weight: 1.36g
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-90E687
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Middle Iron Age copper alloy brooch, dating to c 300 - 150 BC. Adams' (2013) Type 2Lb. The pin is missing. It has a thick humped bow, known as the leech form, roughly hollowed, bulging forward from the head and also bulging in width before tapering again towards the foot. It has an integral reverted foot, giving the appearance of a bent back foot closely abutting the bow but in fact the foot and bow are a solid piece of cast metal. The catchplate is formed by a groove, with overlapping pin curl at the side of the base of the bow. Part of …
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-BAC7AD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age stater of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates, attributable to Verica and dating to the period AD 10-40, 'Verica Vine Leaf Viri' type. Obverse: Vine leaf, to left VI, to right RI. Reverse: Warrior on horse right, holding spear and shield C O F around. As ABC 1193; BMC 1159-1176.
Created on: Sunday 16th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-DD66B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy early Iron Age bow brooch dating to 450-300 BC, 27.7mm in length, complete with part of the spring, but missing its pin. The bow has a flat cross section and flares into a lenticular plate which is strongly arched and is decorated with two ridges which form an ellipse along the spine. The catchplate is incomplete. As Adams (2015) type IB-C.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-CD7EBD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy Rosette brooch dating c.20-60 AD.  The head, bow and lozenge plate survive with the pin and catchplate missing. The brooch is bent, worn and abraded. The sheet metal spring casing at the head is folded into a cylinder to encase the separately cast spring and pin. It has half a pin slot surviving and a worn horizontal raised rib on the front face. One half of the back is missing exposing the coiled spring, revealing three turns and the worn stub of the pin.  The flat sheet metal bow is rectangular in plan…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-CD62BA
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete castl copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman strap union dating c. 100 BC-AD 100. The object comprises an openwork moulded plate comprising a figure of eight arrangement formed from a pair of conjoined plano-convex circles with a D-shaped cross section. Both have circular apertures which are placed slightly off centre towards each other. The strap bars connecting the circles are missing from the object, although two of the lugs of one strap bar remains, comprising a pair of opposing flat oval projections (5.5mm high) set at 90°'s …
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-59FA93
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy strap union of Taylor and Brailsford's (1985) Type 1 of late Iron Age to early  Roman date. The object has an openwork plate comprised of opposed convex crescents which join at their tips with a rounded opening at the centre created from their respective concave edges. There is no additional surface decoration. The reverse of the plate is flat. From either side of this plate project a pair of strap bars, held with circular lugs at either end. This example is unusual in being complete. For similar finds recorded by the PAS see W…
Created on: Sunday 11th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: SUR-91D729
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold quarter stater (10.0mm, 1.2g) of the southern region / Regini and Atrebates, attributed to Commios and of "Commios A Type", dating to 50-25 BC. Obverse: letter A on plain field. Reverse: horse, left with ladder mane, solar motif above and rings below. As ABC 1031
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-92C1FA
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded fragment of a copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of Iron Age date, c.300 - 50 BC. Approximately one fifth of the terret ring remains, with worn breaks to either end. The interior of the ring is smooth and the outer curve is moulded into a series of three rounded transverse ridges 9.2 high. The ring would have had an internal diameter of around 30mm.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th December 2022
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Record ID: SUR-6DC026
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An uninscribed Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Southern region / Belgae, 'Petersfield Wreath Face' type, dating to c.65-40 BC. Obverse: Wreath design with hidden face. Reverse: Horse right, moon-shaped rump, ladder mane, wheel above and below. As ABC 773; BMC 568-570.
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-30F2E5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An uninscribed base silver Iron Age stater of the South Western Region / Durotriges, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Cranborne Chase type. Obverse: Wreath, cloak, and crescents. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three horizontal lines for the tail, pellet below, twelve pellets above. As ABC 2157 / 2169; BMC 2525-2546, 2691-2727.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-C421B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy Iron Age brooch of La Tene I type dating to c. 400 - 200 BC. The brooch has a strongly arched bow with a circular cross section, tapering at either end into the head and the foot. The head retains an integrally cast spring and pin, the spring is curled around a thick copper alloy spindle and has a break in the coil on the right hand side. The bow has incised decoration comprising oblique lines running along its length, broken by a diagonal band of opposed oblique lines running across the mid section. The foot has a catchplate curling up on the right ha…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
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Record ID: BM-3BEA83
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete Late Iron Age silver La Tene III bow brooch of 1st Century BC date. The brooch is missing the pin, but otherwise is in good condition. The spring stems from the rear of the head in a right angle and coils twice before the chord is anchored beneath the spring. The spring is broken as it rises, probably to coil for another turn before the pin. The head of the bow is unusual, consisting of a domed semi-circular plate with raised ribs at the base, which continue along the sides of the bow to the foot. The bow is sub-rectangular in profile and is decorated with a central rib, …
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 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-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: HAMP-E761EA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded copper alloy Iron Age coin, probably a core from a plated silver unit or possibly gold quarter stater of uncertain type, suspected to be a continental import. Obverse: ?. Reverse: horse, left with four-spoked wheel below and annulet in front.
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.