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Unique ID: LON-1741A4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A previous find of 16 Iron Age coins was made in June and July 2008 by the same finder in the same location (2008 T412).
Like the previous 16 coins, this coin is also a 'Flat Linear I' potin. While the majority of Iron Age coins were produced by striking a gold, silver or bronze blank between a pair of dies, potins were instead cast in moulds and made from a lead/tin-rich bronze alloy. Although highly abstract, it is clear that their designs copied earlier types which depicted a human head and a butting bull, originally derived from the coinage of the Greek city of Massalia (Marseille, France). Flat Linear potins were produced in Kent and the south-east in the mid first century BC.
Notes:
The present find easily satisfies the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to its age, being clearly more than 300 years old. Considering this coin as an addendum to the previous find of 16 coins, the total size of the hoard is over 10 base metal coins (now a total of 17).
Of the same find?
The type and reported circumstances of discovery strongly suggest that this coin formed a single group with the previous find of 16 (2008 T412) at the time of their burial in antiquity.
I would conclude that the present coin should be regarded as a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Gunnersbury Park Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T60
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 1.87 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Hounslow
Parish: Brentford
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ1675
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th January 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall
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Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2008T412
Treasure case number: 2009T60
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 10th February 2009
Updated: Tuesday 17th May 2011
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