Record ID: YORYM-3C4727 - GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL coin

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Unique ID: YORYM-3C4727

Object type certainty: Certain

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Copper alloy Greek coin.

Notes:

This preservation and patina suggests this is not an ancient loss. Greek coins are very rare as site finds in Britain.

Chronology

Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 4.6 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Obverse description: Head of Zeus Ammon right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: ? Ship's prow
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Near Bridlington

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]

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