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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-FE0E70
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
CCI number 10.0885
British Iron Age silver unit, North-Eastern : Corieltavi Uninscribed prototype boar/horse silver, Van Arsdell "Hostidius types".
Refs: VA 855-8 = BMC 3201
Date: circa 50-20 BC
Class: Hostidius types
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CCI number 10.0885
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:
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Obverse description: Boar right
Reverse description: Horse left
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
- Van Arsdell (VA) : 855-8
- Hobbs (BM) : 3201
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Welton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 3201 |
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