Rights Holder: Kent County Council
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Unique ID: KENT-22584C
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the Kent Region / Eppillus, dating to the period AD 1-15, 'Epillus Bull and Eagle' type. Obverse: EPPIL / [COF,] A butting bull right. Reverse: A spread eagle standing, head right. As ABC, p. 42, no. 411; BMC nos. 1139-1141.
Measurements: 14.5mm in diameter, 2mm thick and 2.21g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 15
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.21 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Eppillus
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1139-1141x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 411
Obverse description: A butting bull right
Obverse inscription: EPP[IL[ / COF]
Reverse description: A spread eagle standing, head right
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: TR3357
Four figure Latitude: 51.26450486
Four figure longitude: 1.33847703
1:25K map: TR3357
1:10K map: TR35NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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