Record ID: WMID-878B43
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy pestle from a Cosmetic Set, of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to AD 200). The pestle is end looped, with the loop having an internal diameter of 7.85 mm. The pestle is circular section, curved and gradually tapers to the tip. It measures 69.49 mm in length, 6.20 mm wide and 15.02 mm thick. It weighs 15.6 g. The pestle is a dark brown colour. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface. Cosmetic pestles are part of a cosmetic set, comprising a curved mortar and p…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Record ID: WMID-913385
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy ring, possibly a finger ring or possibly harness fitting, of probable Iron Age to Roman dating (200 BC to AD 300). The ring is cast in one piece and is relatively large and heavy. The ring is relatively uniform in diameter and broadly D shaped in cross section. It is decorated with a single circumferential recessed band which divides the ring unevenly. There seems to be no other surface decoration present. The ring has an external diameter of 31.77 mm and an internal diameter of 19.42 mm. It is 10.95 mm wide and is 4.83 mm thick. It weighs 21.1 g. …
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2013
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Record ID: WMID-B7DF24
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
complete struck / hammered gold stater of the North-Eastern Gold Inscribed 'VOLISIOS DVMNOCOVEROS' type, of Late Iron Age dating (60 BC to 50 BC). The obverse depicts the letters 'VO', 'LI', 'SI' & 'OS' between 3 plain lines, crossed by a leaf, in opposite corners a pellet ring and a wheel. The reverse depicts a horse facing left, with the letters 'DVM' above, the letters 'ODON' below, a pellet triangle beneath the head and OS above the head. Hobbs (1996), nos 3330-3331. Diameter: 19.05 mm Thickness: 2.45 mm Weight: 5.4 g. Reference: Hobbs, R. 1996. British Iron Age Coins in …
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2013
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Record ID: WMID-2C4131
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered gold stater of the Dubonnic tribe, Western EISV, dating to the period between 50 BC and 50 AD. The obverse depicts a leaf with 5 fronds and pellet ends. The reverse has a horse right with pellet triangle and EISV above, pellet below neck, below body of horse wheel, tail formed with three strands. Cf. Hobbs 3042. Diameter: 17.90 mm Thickness: 3.25 mm Weight: 5.8 g
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
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Record ID: WMID-FCE7A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold stater of the Uninscribed North-Eastern Gold, 'Domino' type, of Iron Age dating (20 BC to 10 AD). The obverse depicts a wreath and crescents, with a line. The reverse depicts a lunate horse, with a box above containing four pellets. It has a diameter of 18.2 mm and is 3.0 mm thick. It weighs 4.6 g.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2017
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Record ID: WMID-83D02F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Late Iron Age to Early Roman. bodysherd, probably from a jar. Local type. Sparse fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock, occasional quartz. Black. Fabric: Black. Banded. Black core. dark grey interior and exterior. Hard. Inclusions: Sparse fossil shell (2-3 mm), occasional metamorphic rock (1-2 mm), occasional quartz (
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: WMID-40F043
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A British Iron Age uninscribed gold quarter stater of the Western Region / Dobunni, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, 'Sunburst Little Horse' type. Obverse: Wreath, spike with three large pellets and sunburst across, crescents below. Reverse: Triple-tailed annulate horse right, cogwheel sun motif above, small stylised animal below. As ABC, p. 103, no. 2009; BMC (Hobbs), nos 2942-2946. Diameter: 13.4 mm Thickness: 1.8 mm Weight: 1.3 g See WAW-69384D; HESH-F6B247 and WAW-C74642 for similar coins recorded on the PAS database.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: WMID-8738DC
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable scabbard fragment of probable Iron Age dating (200 BC to AD 100). The scabbard fragment is oval. The edges are incomplete. The reverse is flat. The front has a pair of raised lips, 55.9mm in length, 13.1 mm wide and 4.0 mm high, in a pointed oval shape. The surface An oval perforation (hole) is present in the centre in the fragment. The hole measures 25.2 mm in length, and 5.9 mm wide. The hole does not extend to the full width of the raised lips.No decoration is present on either the front or back. It measures 27.1 mm in length, 66.3 mm wide and 7.7…
Created on: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: WMID-EE4628
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A small coin hoard comprised of two gold staters and four silver units. All six coins are from the North-eastern British Iron Age coinage region traditionally associated with the tribe known as the Corieltavi. The gold staters are uninscribed and the silver units are inscribed units of VEP[O]. The 2 gold staters are both of 'Kite' type (ABC 1761; BMC 3181), c. 50 BC to AD 10 and the 4 silver units are inscribed VEP (ABC 1866; BMC 3277ff). c. AD 10-45. Coin No. Material Denomination Tribe …
Created on: Saturday 8th August 2020
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-307B3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered gold inscribed stater of the Corieltauvi, kindly identified as of Volisios Dumnocoveros (AD 35-40), ABC 1980, Haselgrove Period 3 Phase 8. Obverse description: Stylised ears of corn, Apollo wreath crossed by three horizontal lines for legend Obverse inscription: VOL[I]/SIO[S] Reverse description: lunate of Celticised discombobulated horse left, three pellets below head, legend scattered in three segments. Reverse inscription: [D]VM/NOCO/[VEROS] Diameter: 18.6 mm Thickness: 2.6 mm Weight: 5.0 g
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th October 2021
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Record ID: WMID-4D8A76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Nauheim or Nauheim derivative brooch, of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (c. 50 BC to c. AD 100). Around 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of only the bow. The rest is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The bow is of flat section, its straight sides converging towards the foot, on the underside of which are the remnants of a catchplate. The upper surface of the bow is decorated by a series of moulded grooves and ridges, aligned longitudinally. At the top is a projecting remnant of the narrower spring mechanism. It measures 39.6 mm in l…
Created on: Friday 7th February 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th February 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2AC707
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver unit of the Corieltauvi Uninscribed North-Eastern, 'Boar/Horse' type, typically dating between 60 BC to 20 BC. C.f. Hobbs 1996, p. 177, no 3224. Diameter: 15.5 mm Thickness: 1.6 mm Weight: 1.1 g
Created on: Monday 18th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: WMID-504900
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Nauheim or Nauheim derivative brooch, of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (c. 50 BC to c. AD 100). Around 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of only the bow. The rest is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The bow is of flat section, its straight sides converging towards the foot, on the underside of which are the remnants of a catchplate. Two small vertical grooves are present as decoration at the top of the brooch. It measures 51.4 mm in length, 7.5 mm wide and 1.4 mm thick. It weighs 3.1 g. The brooch fragment is a mid green colour, …
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Record ID: WMID-B46F46
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete zoomorphic mount of probable Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 200 AD). The mount is sub triangular in shape and plan. It consists of a sitting bird or chicken. The beak is downturned. The eyes are marked by a circular punch. A C shaped circular punch is positioned just behind the eye. A ridge is present along the top of the head, indicating a crest. Below the neck, on either side, wings have been detailed by a curved line above and below, with straight lines inbetween. The tail is incomplete but a horizontal line is visible. Two pieces of iron are pres…
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th December 2021
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Record ID: WMID-F318DF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver unit of the Corieltauvi Uninscribed North-Eastern, 'Boar/Horse' type, typically dating between 60 BC to 20 BC. C.f. Hobbs 1996, p. 177, no 3232. Diameter: 14.0 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm Weight: 1.1 g
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: WMID-78229D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap union of Late Iron Age dating (50 BC to AD 80). The strap union has a flat reverse. The front has rounded edges. In the centre are two large circles, with circular holes in the centre. Each large circle has a diameter of 16.3 mm. The centre hole has a diameter of 6.3 mm. The outer edge on one is complete, the other is damaged. Originally an adjoining closed circular projection would have been present top and bottom. Two of these survive mostly intact. A third is partially present and the fourth is missing. There is a patinated break where it was att…
Created on: Tuesday 10th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
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Record ID: WMID-A0A30C
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy openwork decorated fob / dangler of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). Approximately 25% of the fob is present, consisting of the suspension loop and part of two arms. The frame and the rest of the four arms are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The cross consists of two arms (originally four), with a central circular boss. Neither arm is straight but is more 'zig zag' in shape. No decoration is visible on either arm. The suspension loop or handle has a circular cross section, and a circular loop at the to…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-092343
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
All of the coins are Iron Age coins, specifically of the 'North Eastern' regional series that is often ascribed to the Corieltavi tribe. The coins comprise three basic types; the so-called "South Ferriby", "Domino" and "Kite" type staters. All were produced between about 40 BC and AD 20/30, at location(s) within the modern counties of Lincolnshire/North Lincolnshire. 1."South Ferriby" type, ABC 1743 (weight: 4.57g; diameter: 21.0mm) 2."South Ferriby" type, ABC 1743 (weight: 5.18g; diameter: 19.0mm) 3."South Ferriby" type, ABC 1743 (weight: 5.21g; diameter: 18.2mm) 4."South…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Record ID: WMID-37C7D8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel. The sherd is 11.8 mm thick and weighs 8.1 g. It is 25.8 mm long and 27.5 mm wide. The sherd consists of a bodysherd, with a sparse fossil shell and grog and occassional quartz inclusions fabric, probably Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD) in dating. The basesherd probably comes from a large storage jar type vessel. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Sparse fossil shell and grog, occasional quartz inclusions Sherd type: bodysherd Wall thickness: 11.8 mm Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised inter…
Created on: Monday 13th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: WMID-0EDE4A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete plated gold stater of the North Eastern Region / Corieltavi, dating to the period AD 15-40, 'Aunt Cost Left' type. Obverse: Wreath crossed by bar with crescent at each end, ring of pellets in each crescent? Reverse: Lunatehorse left, pellet at centre of body, [AVN] above, T CO[ST] (retrograde) below. As BMC p. 180, nos. 3259-3260; cf. ABC no. 1929. The coin has a copper-alloy core with the remains of plated gold surfaces. It has a diameter of 18.0 mm and is 2.8 mm thick. It weighs 2.9 g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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