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Unique ID: SWYOR-24CD31

Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age coin; a cast copper alloy broken potin of Flat linear type, Class I, probably angular bull type. The coin dates from 85 BC - 50 BC. The fragment is 16.2mm long, 11.5mm wide and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 0.69g. It shows Apollo's head facing left on the obverse, and a charging bull on the reverse. For reference see BMC Hobbs number 670ff; Rudd 171.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 85 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 16.2 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 0.69 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd October 2008

Personal details

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Identified by: Dr Eleanor Ghey - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [ view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Obverse description: Head of Apollo left
Reverse description: Bull charging left
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin references

Hobbs (BM) : 670ff

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: South Yorkshire
District: Doncaster
Parish: Marr

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5105
Four figure Latitude: 53.539179 Four figure longitude: -1.231923
1:25K map: SE5105
1:10K map: SE50NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.

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