KENT1595: KENT1595. Iron Age copper alloy coin.

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT1595

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

Iron Age copper alloy coin: Kentish Primary (Thurrock) potin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 175 BC
Date to: Circa 100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.34 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Diameter: 15.68 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer:
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
Obverse description: Helmeted head left.
Reverse description: Bull butting right.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Chilham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR0652
Four figure Latitude: 51.22999582
Four figure longitude: 0.94916573
1:25K map: TR0652
1:10K map: TR05SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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 BMC 660

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Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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