Record ID: LIN-4B8A25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver 'knotenfibula' dating to the late Iron Age. The pin and spring of the brooch are missing and the catch plate is also broken and missing. The bow has a diamond shaped cross section. At its highest point, close to the end of the brooch where the spring was originally, there is a circular boss between two ring mouldings. This boss is the defining feature for these types of brooches. The original catch plate, which held the pin in place when worn was decorated with two large perforations to produce a delicate decorative shape. The piece of brooch recovered is 87.9 mm …
Created on: Friday 16th May 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2292D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold quarter stater, a good example of a Gallo-Belgic import (listed as 69-1 in Van Arsdell's Celtic Coinage of Britain). These date to c. 50 BC and were produced in fairly large quantities somewhere in Belgica - possibly in the territory of the Morini - from where they were imported, also in fairly large numbers, to Britain. There are about 80 of this type from the UK to date. Most of them tend to be in the south-east, and this seems to be only the third example recorded from Lincolnshire (the others are from Bourne and Sleaford). Interpretation of the design of these things is p…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-559CB3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age silver unit, uninscribed North Eastern boar/horse variant.
Created on: Monday 13th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-9FD872
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Stater of Corieltauvian B Reduced weight type 805-11 of Iron age date (55-45 BC). The Obverse is of the abstracted head of Apollo right with a spike and two crescents (right), small pellets near the above and a wreath with leaves inward. The reverse is of a disjointed horse left with a sunflower below and pellets and rays on the left hand side with two parallel exergual lines with appended vertical lines. Van Arsdell (Spink). Celtic coinage of Britain. Pg 222-223. 805-811. Thickness: 2.03mm Diameter: 19.25mm Weight: 5.89g
Created on: Friday 7th September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-1D7CF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy brooch of early Roman date (AD 25-60). The Brooch is a one piece Colchester type and consists of a convex undecorated bow with small rectangular wings on the head, on the reverse of which a portion of the lug is retained, through which the spring cord would have been secured. The spring, pin, foot and catchplate are all missing due to old breaks. The metal is a dark green in colour. Hattatt, Pg 296, Fig 155, No 250.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2012
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