Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-3A8775
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver plated copper alloy contemporary copy of a late Iron Age (AD c.20-43?) Western silver unit of Eisu of the Dobunni tribal group.
Obverse: Head right.
Reverse: Stylised horse left.
Reference: probably ABC 2084; BMC 3052-53.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 13.7 mm
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Other reference: WHM 1592
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: EISV
Tribe: Dobunni
Geographic provenance: British Western
British Museum Catalogue type: 3052-53x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2084
Obverse description: Head right, pellet triads for hair, pellet in ring for eye, cross and pellet in ring below, pellets in arcs behind, stalk lips.
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Triple-tailed annulate horse left, arrowhead above, pellet below.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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