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Iron age coin die/potin matrix. The Portable Antiquities Scheme record for this die, SUR-08FD05, states:A copper alloy die matrix used to create c...

Late Bronze Age Axe Head.   Circa, 1000 B.C. Copper-alloy, 300grams. 100mm x 42mm. A nice example of a square-mouthed socketed and looped axe. Det...

Bronze Age Axe Hammer.  Circa, 1650-1250 BC. Stone, 1340 grams.143mm x 72mm x 64mm. A finely worked stone with a large socket, rounded hammer face...

Neolithic Axehead.  Circa, 3500-2000 BC. Stone,143mm x 45mm x 21mm, 220g. A very well worked polished flint axe of Danish origins.

Luristan Bronze 'Master of Animals' Sceptre Finial. Circa, 1000BC. Copper-alloy, 204mm x 90mm, 216g. A cast bronze figure of human form holding tw...

Late Bronze Age Ingot. Bronze bun-shaped ingot. 74mm x 57mm x 26mm, 399.7g. Found in Bedfordshire, UK.

Bronze Age Awl Group.  A group of four bronze woodworking or leatherworking tools dating from c. 1000 BC onwards. Largest 89mm. Cf. PAS PUBLIC-B17...

Celtic / Romano-British Brooches. Circa, 1st century BC- 1st century AD. Copper-alloy, 36mm and 32mm. Two penannular brooches with coiled terminal...

Two Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowheads Largest 26mm.

Iron Age Ring.  Circa, 100 BC-100 AD. Copper-alloy, 26mm diameter x 11mm, 12.2g. A bronze coiled or spiral type ring of three plain coils. Ref: fo...

Neolithic Adze.  Circa, 4000 BC-2350 BC. Stone, 143.08 mm, 43.75 mm. A white flint axe found on the Isle of Wight. Ref: for similar see, PAS: IOW-...

Neolithic Polished Axe.  Circa, 3500-2100 BC. Stone, 122.35 mm, 52.71 mm. A white flint polished axe. Found on the Isle of White. Ref: For similar...

Bronze Age Flint Arrow Head.  Circa, 2350-1600 BC. Stone, 1.76 g, 25.52 mm. Semi-translucent flint tanged and barbed arrowhead. The form was well-...

Neolithic Arrow Head.  Circa, 3500-2900 BC. Stone, 3.61 g, 33.47 mm. A leaf-shaped flint arrowhead. Found on the Isle of White.

Iron Age Pestles. Circa, 300 BC-200 AD. Two pestles that would have been used with a mortar piece to grind cosmetic powders such as woad. Ref: see...

Neolithic Adze. 133.31 mm, 44.70 mm. Circa, 4000 BC-2350 BC. Stone, 213.02 grams. 134.6mm x 47.4mm x 32.0mm. a flint axe found on the Isle of Wigh...

Bronze Age Chape.  Circa, 1500 BC-700 BC. Copper-alloy, 9.13 g, 18.57 mm. A moustache type chape or terminal, usually referred to as unidentified ...

Celtic Terret Ring.  Circa, 100 BC-100 AD. Copper-alloy, 33.36 g, 51.21 mm. Decorated with three pellet in ring motifs on each. Ref: Mills, Celtic...

Small Bronze Age Chisel.  Circa, 1150-800 BC. Copper-alloy, 27.82 g, 83.79 mm. formed of a long square sectioned tang that tappers to a point and ...

Celtic / Roman Toggle.  Circa, 1st century AD. Copper-alloy, 15.17 g, 22.74 mm. A dumbbell type button / toggle formed of two semi-circular termin...

Celtic Group. Circa, 1st century AD. Comprising a very small terret ring and a ribbed type belt fitting.

Artefact Group. A good selection of Roman and medieval items including Lock pin terminals, strap-ends and various other pieces. Strap end 61mm.

Roman Zoomorphic Handle. Circa, 3rd-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 469 grams. 133mm diameter x 184mm x 45mm. A circular boss type mount from a cask...

Roman finger ring with horse and rider

Roman Artefact Group. Circa, 1st-3rd century AD. The lot includes, three roman brooches. A crossbow type, A gilded centre-boss type brooch with co...

Roman Bronze Arrow Head.

Roman Snake Ring. A silver penannular finger ring detailed with stylised snake headed terminals and incised chevrons around the band. Ref: for sim...

Roman Figural Mount.  Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 83mm x 72mm. 350.8g. A cast bronze mount or fitting in the form of a square plinth ...

Roman Zoomorphic Furniture Mount.  Circa 2nd-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 26mm diameter x 14mm, 11.7g. A roundel type box or chest mount in the s...

Roman Finger from a Statue.  Circa, 1st century AD. Copper-alloy, 80mm x 40mm, 116.9g. Partially melted and found in the St Albans (Roman Veralami...

Roman trumpet style plate brooch, tinned on the front face. 40mm x 28mm, 14.4g.

Roman Finger Ring.  Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 22mm x 19mm diameter (18mm internal) x 11mm, 3.6g. D-shaped with wide plain shoulders...

Artefacts Group. Circa, 1st-2nd century AD. A good assortment of pieces to include: A Romano-British button and loop fastener (toggle), a Roman vo...

Roman Brooch Group. Circa, 1st - 2nd century AD. Largest 70mm. Various types, some with pins.

Roman Ring Key.  Circa, 1st-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 37mm x 24mm, 17.5g. A very nice example in a great state of preservation. Ref: Mills, Ce...

Roman Zoomorphic Brooch Circa 2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 30mm x 28mm, 9.9g. A plate brooch in the form of a stylised bird decorated with chased...

Roman Zoomorphic Brooch Group.  Circa, 2nd century AD. A good selection of animal type brooches to include, A hare/rabbit type, Duck, double heade...

Roman Silver Cube Pendant.  Circa, 4th century AD. Silver, 1.2 grams. 5mm x 5mm x 5mm, loop 8mm. The cube is perforated through two faces and has ...

Roman Anthropomorphic Mount. Circa 2nd-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 38mm x 28mm, 21.3g. A vessel mount in the form of a draped male bust with a s...

Roman silver ToT ring.  A silver finger ring having flared sub-triangular shoulders with ring-and-dot decoration and a flat circular bezel inscrib...

Roman Bracelet / Armlet.  Circa, 2nd-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 69mm x 61mm x 4mm. Formed of an oval sectioned ring decorated with a single inc...

Roman Spatula.  Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 129mm x 15mm, 33.5g. A stylus with spatula end for writing and erasing text written on wa...

Roman bust of a wrestler steelyard weight. A cast lead-alloy steelyard weight in the form of a muscled male bust. The head is bald and topped with...

Roman Brooches. Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, largest 52mm. Three brooches of various styles including a trumpet type. 

Roman Artefacts Group.  A selection of pieces including, various brooch types, cosmetic tools, knife handle and bracelet terminal. Largest brooch ...

Roman Artefacts. Circa, 1st-4th century AD. An interesting group of artefacts, mostly brooches of various type, including a disc brooch 32mm diame...

Roman Artefact Group.  Circa, 1st-3rd century AD. A good selection of items that includes a glass bead, nail cleaner, a pin and a ring formed from...

Roman trefoil bronze key handle. A large cast bronze trifoliate key handle. The base has a socket where an iron key shank would have been fixed. 6...

Roman Fibula arm brooch in the form of a arm with bangles top and bottom pin still attached with small amounts of original enamel present. Approxi...

Terracotta Oil Lamp. Roman style with a scallop shell type design in the centre. Old label attached to the base. 106mm.

Roman Erotic Scene Knife Handle.  A bronze knife handle depicting an erotic scene involving three participants. A male figure grips a females lowe...

Roman Glass Scent Bottle and Spoon. Circa, 2nd-4th century AD. 172mm high. An aqua blue glass vessel with long fluted neck and bulbous body accomp...

Roman Cosmetic Set.  Circa, 1st-2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 11.39 g, 39.10 mm. Tweezers, nail cleaner and tooth pick suspended from a decorative...

Roman Brooch.  Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 11.58 g, 37.17 mm. P-shaped bow brooch with wide spring bar and long catch plate. Ref: Hat...

Roman Zoomorphic Brooch.  Circa, 2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 4.28 g, 32.05 mm. A plate brooch in the form of a fish with the eye and body filled...

Roman Zoomorphic Brooch.  Circa, 2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 8.04 g, 38.89 mm. An enamelled brooch in the stylised form of a duck with a long ne...

Roman Brooch.  Circa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 8.04 g, 40.46 mm. A very well preserved crossbow associated type brooch complete with pin....

Roman Peacock.  Circa, 2nd-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 8.95 g, 37.38 mm. A protome in the form of a peacock with a tall crest on its head, no ta...

Roman Enamel Brooch.  Circa, 1st-2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 8.54 g, 28.38 mm. An early form of umbonate type plate brooch. The central dome is ...

Roman Brooch.  Circa, 2nd century AD. Copper-alloy, 7.29 g, 33.50 mm. Enamelled disc brooch with centre boss and six peripheral lugs. Ref: Hattatt...