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Neolithic Flint Arrow or Spear Head. 

Taynton..

Part of Neolithic stone axe 4500 - 2200 BC. showing unused cutting edge. Made from Pembrokeshire volcanic rock.        Newent.

Neolithic Polished Flint Axe

Taynton.

Neolithic Stone Axe complete. Source - Neolithic axe factory at Penmaenmawr Caernavonshire

Newent.

 

Flint arrow point or awl. Worked on all sides.          Tibberton.

Large flat flint blade or cutting tool. Wear marks show signs of use.   Newent.

Flint Arrow Points. Worked on both edges.

Neolithic Flint Knife.                                     Newent.

 

Glass Bead believed to be Iron Age to early Roman.

Newent.

Complete iron age glass bead.  Blue with white swirles.

Rudford.

Iron Age / early Roman pale green glass bead.                                             Newent

Dobunni Celtic Gold Stater

EISVG c AD 20 to c AD 43.

It has been submitted to the Celtic Coin Index.

Dymock

 

 

Celtic Potin  depicting two confronting animals. Believed to have been issued by the Suessiones tribe of Northern Gaul c 60 to 50 BC.

Newent.

 

Celtic Dobunni gold plated Stater believed to be of tribal chief CORIO. c 50BC to AD 50

The abstract figure is of a three tailed horse. The wheel represents the chariot. The ear of corn on reverse represents fertility. This is the only known Stater found in Britain with only four spokes in the wheel.

This  Stater has been  registered with The Celtic Coin Index at Oxford.

Tibberton 1996

 

Celtic Dobunni bronze Stater of  tribal leader EISV or EISVRIG   c AD 20 to c AD 43.

Depicts a wheel and abstract three tailed horse. Ear of corn on reverse.

It is believed by experts that  it would originally have been gold plated.

It has been registered with Celtic Coin Index.

Rudford 2003

Celtic Dobunni gold plated Stater of tribal leader EISV or EISVRIG

c AD 20 to c AD 43

It has been registered with Celtic Coin Index.

Tibberton 2004

       
 

Flint Hand Axe

Late Palaeolithic

500000 - 200000 BC

Length 71mm  

Width 42mm

Thickness 19mm

Boulsdon.

 

 

Barbed and Tanged Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Arrow Head.

Boulsdon.

 

 

 

Discarded Flint Core showing surrounding cortex.

Boulsdon.

Celtic Silver Stater                                  (Found by club member at Wantage Rally)
       

Neolithic Leaf Type Arrow Head

c 2000 / 4000 BC.            Newent.

 

Early Neolithic Leaf Type Arrow Head

c 2000 / 4000 BC

Hartpury

Neolithic arrow head worked on both sides. Tibberton. 

Neolithic / Early Bronze Age Point (Arrow Head)

Nettleton, Birdlip.

Neolithic circular scraper worked all round

Newent area

 

 Neolithic 'Thumbnail' Scraper.  Taynton

 

Bronze Age Axe                                Ewyas Harold, Hereford.

Iron Age period Bucket Mount in form of a bulls head.       Newent.

Iron Age to early Roman Brooch 50BC to AD 50. Similar to the 'Birdlip' Brooch discovered near Gloucester in 1879.

Newent.

 

Large Neolithic Flint Scraper.

Please help I/D this moulded stone object. Suggestions are:

1 - A Iron Age/Saxon pendant.

2 - A natural stone

3 - An arrow smoother

Newent.

 

Neolithic Stone Axe

(Found in cottage garden 2006)

Taynton

 

   
Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age tanged arrow head            Huntley.     Bronze Age Socketed Axe.                         Huntley

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