Find Spot record MWX437 - Durotrigian currency bars, Portland

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Durotrigian currency bars identified whilst in use as doorstops, now in Portland Museum. Believed to be unique in Britain.

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Two iron ingots were discovered by a local antiquarian in a neighbours house at SY 691 706, being used as doorstops. They are distinctive enough to be identified as spitzbarren types used on the Continent during the Iron Age. Now in the Portland Museum, they are unique in Britain. <1>

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  • <1> Monograph: Ehrenreich, R M. 1985. Trade, Technology and the Iron Working Community in the Iron Age of Southern Britain. 113.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1958. The Archaeology of Wessex. p137.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868649.

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Grid reference SY 69100 70600 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 341
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 66
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868649

Record last edited

Jun 1 2023 11:42AM

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