BH-D63309: Iron Age coin: unit of the Corieltauvi

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-D63309

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Iron Age unit of the the North Eastern region / Corieltauvi dating to the period 50-20 BC. Boar/horse type. Obverse: boar left. Reverse: horse right.

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Recorded remotely with information and photos provided by the finder.

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 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002 - Tuesday 31st December 2002

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Unit (silver)
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British Southern
Obverse description: Boar left
Reverse description: Horse right
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Meppershall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL1336
Four figure Latitude: 52.01093638
Four figure longitude: -0.35498603
1:25K map: TL1336
1:10K map: TL13NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

References cited

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Created: 6 months ago
Updated: 5 months ago

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