LVPL-91A4DF: Iron Age unit of the Berkshire tribe

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-91A4DF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A silver Iron Age unit of the Berkshire tribe (Southern, c. 60-20 BC, Abingdon head type). ABC, p. 65, no. 1007.

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 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.34 mm
Weight: 1.03 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd September 2021 - Friday 3rd September 2021

Rally details.

This object was found at Rodney Cook Memorial Rally 2021

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British Not defined (early uninscribed)
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1007
Obverse description: Head left, prominent lips and protruding (boss?) chin
Reverse description: Horse right, ladder mane, smaller horses above and below
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ogbourne St. Andrew (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1472
Four figure Latitude: 51.44681773
Four figure longitude: -1.79993826
1:25K map: SU1472
1:10K map: SU17SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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