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Unique ID: LON-833B23
Object type certainty: Certain
An Iron Age silver coin: unit, South Eastern, British, Cantii dating c. 50-20BC. See Sellwood and Metcalf, BNJ 56 (1986).
Obverse: Opposing heads, pellets and rings in field, hair of three stylized lines falls from headband
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse: Large horse left, pellets and rings in field
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 11.00
Dimensions: diameter: 13.20mm; weight: 1.02g.
Ian Leins: These silver units are still quite rare, although Liz Andrews-Wilson recorded quite a few in Sussex a few years back. It is published in the new Chris Rudd catalogue - Ancient British Coinage - "ABC" type 216. Not in VA or BM catalgoues. c. 50-20 BC, attributed to the Kent coinage ("Cantii"). The type was published in BNJ coin register 1986.
Identification by Ian leins, Department of Coins and Medals, The British Museum.
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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]
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 13.2 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [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)
Denomination: Unit (silver) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Tribe: Cantii [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Mack Type: Not attributed [scope notes | View all attributed records
Obverse description: Opposing heads, pellets and rings in field, hair of three stylized lines falls from headband
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Large horse left, pellets and rings in field
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Gravesham
Parish: Cobham
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ6867
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall
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Identified by: Mr Ian Leins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Thursday 20th January 2011
Updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
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