Record ID: OXON-79F46D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy transverse wing terret dating to the Iron Age (c.100 cal BC - AD 100). About one third of the ring survives. The surviving fragment is made up of a circular cross sectioned bar bent into a curve that would have originally being circular or D-shaped in Plan. There are two surviving prominent mouldings, one placed just after a break, another at the apex of the surviving curve and traces of a moulding at the second transverse break. The first two mouldings consisting of two raised lips flaring away from another creating a V-sahped groove between them. The parit…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanton St. John', grid reference and parish protected.

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: LVPL-2006FA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age cast copper-alloy Flat Linear potin (Class I) of the Kent region / Cantiaci, dating to the period c. 105-90 BC. Obverse: Linear head of naturalistic form left, pellet eye, pellet and crescent ear, two lines for mouth, and head terminating with a curl. Reverse: Linear bull left with long curving horn and curving tail, exergual line below. Casting flashing visible around the edge of the coin, with striations on the faces and a 90 degree die axis.  This coin is as Holman, 2016: p. 47 Type C5/1-1a; ABC 159. David Holman (pers comm.) notes five other exa…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-A26E2B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Middle Iron Age copper alloy brooch of La Tène I and of Hull & Hawkes (1987: 95-106) type 1Ba, dating to the 4th or 3rd century BC. The one-piece brooch is missing both its spring and its pin. The arched bow is D-shaped in section, being flat on the back and convex on the front. It has a maximum width of 5.87mm and thickness of 4.26mm. It is decorated down its length with a column of punched dots framed by a vertical line on either side. Just below where the spring would have been attached at the top is a sub-rectangular plate attached…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th 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: NCL-74A7AE
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date, c.100 BC - AD 100. The terret is a 'simple' type. All that remains is one section of the loop with a collar, and a small section of the sub oval strap bar.  The metal has a light green patina and is worn. Weight 15.92g, Length 42.77mm, width of loop is 8.55mm and the collar is 12.18mm in diameter.  Terret rings were used as rein guides on chariots or carts used during the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. They were set in a line along the yoke and five terr…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-F190B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy with brown patina, brooch fragment. Bow of a La Tene III brooch, vertical grooves; Mackreth 2011, type ND 1.c. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 25-70. Length: 43.3mm, Width: 7.2mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 1.82gms
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-DA67E6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper-alloy vessel foot, possibly from a bucket. The object is Pelta shaped, semi-circular in plan with two shallow scoops formed inside this. Between the scoops are the remains of an iron fixing whihc is heavily corroded. The item has a slight bevel all around the edges. Each face is smooth, and the object has an even green patina. Dimensions: 23.5mm wide and 17mm deep, 4mm thickness, it weighs 7.48g Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see BH-6E5CA…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Redmayne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9E1877
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch. Bow of a Colchester One Piece brooch, very corroded. Mackreth 2011, type C 2. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 25-75 Length: 40.7mm, Width: 9.5mm, Weight: 3.60gms
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-5C4E12
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date, c.100 BC - AD 100. The terret is of the 'simple' type, comprising an ovate basal strap bar flanked by circular collars. A circular sectioned loop extends to either side of the collars, tapering in diameter to the side opposite the strap bar. The metal has a light green patina and is worn. The terret loop is 18.15mm in diameter, 2.67mm in thickness while the collars are 7.04mm in diameter. It weighs 2.99g. Terret rings were used as rein guides on chariots or carts…
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th 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: YORYM-CB5AF8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date, c.100 BC - AD 100. Lewis Type 2; Simple Terret. The terret ring comprises an ovate-sectioned basal strap bar flanked by semi-circular moulded collars. A D-sectioned loop extends to either side of the collars, tapering in diameter to the point opposite the strap bar. A separate s-shaped hook formed of a rectangular sheet of copper-alloy is present around the terret. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The terret is 22.6mm long, 23.7mm wide, 5.7mm thick. The h…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-8BF812
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Abraded fragment of a Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy terret with old breaks. Lewis 2015 Simple type. What remains of the apparently undecorated loop is very badly distorted. Its size is unknown and its shape may have been either circular or D-shaped. Its cross-section is oval (7.7 x 6.3mm) at the base and narrows upwards to be sub-circular (diameter 5.5mm) at the break. The collar is oval (14.8 x 13.6mm) and the stump of the strap bar is rectangular-sectioned (8 x 4.5mm and set vertically). Weight 15.12g. 1st century BC - 1st…
Created on: Saturday 18th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-B47531
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch. Very nice Langton Down brooch, stamped decoration, perforated catch plate, Mackreth type LD 2.a. Suggested date: Late Iron Age 15BC-AD43 Length: 42.3mm, Width: 19.9mm, Thickness(?): 13.2mm, Weight: 8.44gms.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-A16115
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early Iron Age copper alloy La Tene I brooch, dating to c. 450 - 300 BC. Adams' (2013) Type 1Bb. The brooch would originally have had a four coiled spring but only one half of the coil survives. It is also missing the chord and its pin due to old breaks. The bow is rounded and arched, with a band made of two incised horizontal parallel lines below the spring mechanism, for decoration. The arch of the bow has incised and punched decoration, consisting of two vertical parallel lines (approximately 1.5mm apart) with small circles p…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-90FFAE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An uninscribed copper-alloy Iron Age stater, probaby of the South Western region / Durotriges, dating to the period c.50 BC-AD40. Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents, Reverse: Disjointed horse left, body of crescents with vertical legs, pellet below and many pellets above. cf. ABC no. 2175; VA 1290; BMC nos. 2790-2859 Measurements: Diameter 18.74mm, Thickness 2.48mm, Weight: 3.0g.
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2023
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Record ID: CAM-FAC9E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni, dating to the period c.AD 1-10, 'Rues Griffin' type. Obverse: RVIIS or RVIS in tablet, ring above and below, double ring border. Reverse: Griffin left, pellet triad below. ABC p. 134, no. 2757; BMC nos. 1693-1697. Die axis is 1 or 2 o'clock.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire County Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-E4BBB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age bow brooch of La Tene I type, 39.5mm in length and dating to the 4th - 3rd century B.C. The integrally cast spring and pin is missing, as is the projecting terminal at the foot. The bow is flat, lenticular in shape with a slightly plano convex cross section 1.8mm thick and decorated with a pair of grooves along the spine. These grooves taper to each end of the bow where there are sharply angled junctions with the head and foot; the latter has a stump of a catchplate running along the underside.
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: WREX-7FAF23
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy harness fitting or hanging mount (fob or dangler) of late Iron Age or early Roman date (c100 BC - AD 80). It is a circular decorative mount with a three armed or triskele design. The object is openwork and is likely to have had a circular frame (most of this is now missing), what survives is slightly distorted.  Equally spaced around this frame are three circular bosses.  These are joined by an S shaped scroll to the centre of the object, which also has a circular boss.  The reverse is broadly flat and undecorated.  There is no obv…
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llandderfel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6B23A5
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy terret ring fragment.Fragment of a terret ring with ball decoration attached, incised line decoration. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 50BC-AD100 Height: 25.4mm, Width: 30.9mm, Thickness: 9mm, Weight: 10.89gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
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