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COIN

Unique ID: KENT3045

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Notes:

Legend clearly reads NEREI rather than NIREI, see Scheers.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: 30 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th October 2000

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: TWRA-TYMAC-IA-131

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: uncertain
Obverse description: Helmeted head left with long strands of hair including projecting curls, pellet in-ring below. [N]EREI behind head.
Obverse inscription: [N]EREI
Reverse description: Horse right, bird facing right and pellet below; 2 stars and 3 linked pellet-in-ring motifs above horse, the latter perhaps representing a standard.

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Thanet (District)
To be known as: KENT MINSTER

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Publication Unknown serie 79 : DLT 7976

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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