Rights Holder: Buckinghamshire County Council
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Unique ID: BUC-D1ECE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Iron Age silver unit of Tasciovanus, 25/20 BC-AD 10.
ABC (Cottam et al 2010) 2649 = VA (Van Arsdell 1989) 1790 = BMC (Hobbs 1996) 1660.
Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Diameter: 12 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th April 2004
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Obverse description: A winged griffin with a long beak, facing right. A pelleted border encloses the creature.
Reverse description: Another winged horse creature facing left and due to poor striking has lost its head.
Reverse inscription: VI
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | Pl52 no 1660 |