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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-08EF65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A potin with a degraded head of Apollo and a degraded bull on the reverse. ABC132
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 150 BC
Date to: Circa
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 15.78 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th April 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 663-665x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 132
Obverse description: A roughly circular raised possible head
Reverse description: Possibly a boar with the head facing right and traces of the legs just visible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Wendover
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 12-13, Pl 24 nos 662-663. |
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