PUBLIC-720D4F: COIN.

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-720D4F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni, dating to the period c.20 BC-AD 10, probably Tasciovanus Jugate type. Obverse: Two bearded heads right, [VERI] in front. Reverse: A ram left, [TASCII] above. ABC, p. 131, no. 2655. 

Dimensions: Diameter 15.0mm, thickness 2.2mm, and weight 1.7gms.  Die axis 6 o'clock.

For a similar example see ESS-36FC52.

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
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th September 2020 - Tuesday 15th September 2020

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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)
Tribe: Cantii
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: Nos. 1711-1713x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2655
Obverse description: Two bearded heads right
Obverse inscription: [VERI]
Reverse description: Ram, standing left.
Reverse inscription: [TASCI]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably

Coin references

  • Rudd (ABC) : p. 131, no. 2655

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Carlton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6254
Four figure Latitude: 52.1605039
Four figure longitude: 0.36693625
1:25K map: TL6254
1:10K map: TL65SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: While searching cultivated land.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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