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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-C6AB07
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn Iron Age silver unit of Tasciovanus, ruler of the Atrebates c. 20 BC - c. AD 10. This coin has been identified by Dr Philip de Jersey as the rare 'Berkshire Wreath' type (ABC 2616). This is a very rare coin, with one example published in the British Numismatic Journal Coin Register 1998, no. 18, and another recorded on this database (BERK-A96943).
Notes:
Thanks are extended to the finder for providing the images, and to Dr Philip de Jersey for the identification.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th March 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2012.484
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
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2616
Mint or issue place: Calleva |
Obverse description: Head right (very faint)
Obverse inscription: (TAS)
Reverse description: Horse advancing left
Reverse inscription: VIR
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: South Oxfordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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