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COIN
Unique ID: BH-DE7646
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Late Iron Age silver unit of Tasciovanus; British Museum no. 1677-1679/Van Arsdell no. 1800. The coin has a dished flan and is slightly worn and corroded. It measures 13.4mm in diameter, 1.2mm thick and weighs 1.16g.
Class: Silver unit
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.16 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/1 - 12
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1677x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1800
Obverse description: Inscription inside rectangle, two pellet rings and outer plain ring surrounding, pellet above and below rectangle.
Obverse inscription: TASC
Reverse description: Horse left with rider holding shield on horse's flank.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- Celtic Coin Index (CCI) : 10.0898
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Much Hadham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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