BH-263C8C: Iron Age coin: unit of Cunobelin

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-263C8C

Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age copper-alloy unit of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes (North Thames region), struck for Cunobelin, dating to the period AD 8-41. 'Cunobelinus Rex' type. Obverse: [CVNOBE-LINVS REX], Bust right. Reverse: Bull butting right, [TASC] in exergue. As ABC no. 2966; BMC nos. 1944-1951; VA 2095.

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 AD 8
Date to: Circa AD 41

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Saturday 27th October 2018

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Catuvellauni and Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1944-1951x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 2095.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2966
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: [CVNOBE-LINVS REX]
Reverse description: Bull butting right
Reverse inscription: [T]A[S]C
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Little Hadham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL4422
Four figure Latitude: 51.87798022
Four figure longitude: 0.09053945
1:25K map: TL4422
1:10K map: TL42SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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