Record ID: BH-8C11EE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold posy ring with a thin flat hoop edges slightly damaged and a plain exterior. Inscription inside reads in lower case "In thy sight is my delight". Partly legible makers mark in rectangular shield of which one letter may be a C or a D. Dimensions: Diameter (max):19.99 mm Width: 2.78 mm Thickness: 0.66 mm Weight: 3.4 g Discussion: In the absence of an identifiable makers mark it is not possible to confirm that this ring is prior to 1715. Conclusion: Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it cannot be securely dated to pre-1715 and as such …
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A437A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold quarter stater, Early Uninscribed 'LX' type, dating to the period c. 50 - c. 20 BC. British Museum no. 367 variant*. Dimensions: 12.8mm diameter, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 1.22g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lilley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B7572C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold angel of Richard III. North no. 1676, with boar's head mintmark on both sides. Minted 1483 - 1484. Maximum diameter: 29mm. Weight: 5.21g.
Created on: Friday 30th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: IARCH-119BD5
Object type: COIN BLANK
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stater blank fragment de jersey lists as a coin.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essendon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1C4891
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
in 28 fragments 4 further pieces listed in addenda 1994, thought to be part of the same torc. Elsewhere listed as 9.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essendon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-11EDB3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
"various other gold fragments and ingots" mentioned by de Jersey. Image of 3 from 1992-3. Report after 1994 inquest mentions 6 ingots (4 found by detectorists and 2 by BM). Small gold bar or ingot found as addenda in 1994 - 1.36g and 63% gold.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essendon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-D025BD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1993 valuation included 5 metal strips and 2 discs from part A (detector find) and part B (BM excavation). It is not certain if the latter were coin blanks. 1 circular disc listed in 1994 addenda. Later referred to as a pellet.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D15C9F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gold finger-ring, comprising the bezel and part of the hoop. The bezel is oval-shaped with the remains of an integral hoop at each end: approximately 3mm at one and 8mm at the other. The surviving portion shows that the hoop originally tapered inwards, the narrowest surviving point being about 2mm. It is flat in cross-section. The front of the bezel is decorated with an applied design executed in gold granulation and beaded wire filigree. The beaded wire is much worn, with the individual beads now difficult to discern. The individual gold granules vary in size and s…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Munden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-87D2B9
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undated gold finger ring. The ring comprises a rectangular-sectioned hoop which is of equal height throughout. The outer surface of the ring is faceted and the hoop also has an uneven, wavy appearance which is either part of the design or else the result of post-depositional damage. Diameter: 19.7mm; height of band: 1.5mm; thickness: 1.1mm. Weight: 0.89g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C58F6B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with distorted hoop of 'D-shaped' section, widening from the back to the bezel. Each shoulder is decorated by a series of longitudinal grooves, and there is a grooved central ridge which, at the non-bezel end, terminates in a fork with projecting, tapering groove. The box bezel is now empty, the sides flaring towards the open top. Each of the setting's two longer faces has a line of sub-oval perforations, now worn thin, which would once have contained enamel. Length (bezel to back of hoop): 21.4mm; width: 23.25mm. Weight: 2.21g. A ring with similar bezel to th…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-715855
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Slightly curved gold strip, broken at both ends. The long edges are intact; one is lightly inturned. The outer surface bears 7 grooves parallel to the long edges giving a ridged effect. Under magnification the appearance of the broken ends suggests that the piece may have been made from a double thickness of gold foil. Length 16.4mm; width 8.1mm; thickness 1.2mm; weight 0.69 grams. Identification: While the piece bears a superficial resemblance to some Bronze Age types, it differs in detail. The very high silver content also suggests a later dating. However the piece lacks di…
Created on: Thursday 27th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-04A5EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Fragment of an applied gold disc from the centre of an early medieval composite disc brooch. The fragment is part of the curved edge of the disc. Around the outer edge is a border of fine gold beaded wire. The flat part of the disc is decorated with tiny annulets of gold beaded wire and the remains of three settings. One is circular with a collar made from gold strip, now flattened, within a border of gold beaded wire. The setting is now empty and the centre is pierced. The second is much damaged and consequently of indeterminate original shape, now appearing sub-trapezoi…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanstead Abbots', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-652951
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age gold stater of Gallo-Belgic 'E' type. Dished flan. Struck c. 60 BC - c. 50 BC. Refs: Mack no. 27; Van Arsdell no. 50-1. Maximum diameter: 18mm; weight: 6.24g.
Created on: Saturday 8th February 2014
Last updated: Saturday 8th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pirton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A77E57
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold quarter stater. Gallo-Belgic D type, struck c. 100 BC - c. 50 BC. Refs: Van Arsdell no. 69 (1989: 72 - 73); Mack no. 41 (1975: 25). Diameter: 10.7mm; thickness: 1.3mm; weight: 1.4g.
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-66DB52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of Early Uninscribed 'L' Gold, 'Whaddon Chase' type. British Museum nos. 331 - 335; Van Arsdell no. 1487; Mack no. 137. Struck c. 60 - 50 BC. Diameter: 15.4mm; thickness: 3.3mm; weight: 5.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kimpton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-3EFA43
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of Early Uninscribed 'L' Gold, 'Whaddon Chase' type. British Museum nos. 331 - 335; Van Arsdell no. 1487; Mack no. 137. Struck c. 60 - 50 BC. Diameter: 17.3mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 5.58g.
Created on: Monday 13th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tring Rural', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-34F856
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold half sovereign of Henry VIII. Third Coinage, Tower mint, struck 1544 - 1547 (pellet-in-annulet mintmark). Bent and slightly worn in places. Diameter: 30.2mm; thickness: 0.3mm; weight: 6.06g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-0E7A61
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold solidus of Constantine II, dating to the period AD 337 - 340 (Reece period 17). SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse depicting Securitas standing facing, looking right, left elbow on column, right hand on head. Mint of Trier. RIC VIII, p. 139, no. 1. Diameter: 21.4mm; thickness: 1mm; weight: 4.5g.
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D0CF18
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A solid-cast gold penannular ring, of 'D-shaped' section, with downward tapering gap between the opposing terminals. Traces of silvery stripes decorate the surface of the object. Discussion: Penannular rings with silver-rich banding are a well known artefact type of the Later Bronze Age, with recorded parallels including treasure cases 2005 T373 (Ely, Cambs) and 2005 T 422 (Englefield, West Berks). Analysis: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of penannular ring from Much Haddam, Hertfordshire, indicated a gold content of 77-79%, silver content of …
Created on: Friday 8th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Much Hadham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E86B34
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and melted gold disc, probably a Gallo-Belgic A stater. Dimensions: Thickness: 1.9mm; Diameter: 24.2mm; Weight 7.60g Discussion: This item was submitted for consideration as potential Treasure because it was found very close to a previously recorded Roman gold aureus of Trajan (BH-80B838). However, given that the coin is likely to be a Gallo-Belgic A stater dating to the 2nd Century BC, the proximity of its findspot to the gold aureus is thought to be coincidental rather than representational of a group of coins lost at the same time. It therefore falls outside the criter…
Created on: Monday 28th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheshunt', grid reference and parish protected.