ESS-DBFFF1: CCI 10.1014 ESS-DBFFF1 Iron Age quarter stater of Cunobelin

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-DBFFF1

Object type certainty: Certain
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Iron Age gold coin: "Biga type" quarter stater of Cunobelin (c. AD 10-40) Eastern (Trinovantes). VA 1913 = BMC 1836 = ABC 2771

Obverse: CAMVL (monogram)

Reverse: pair of horses, left, CVNO below

This coin has also been recorded asCCI 10.1014.

Notes:

Ian Leins comments: There are 27 on the online CCI, so, as these are much less common than the later quarters and staters with the corn-ears, I would imagine that there are only around 30-35 known (even with recent finds not yet online).

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th September 2010

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1836x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2771
Obverse description: CAMVL (monogram)
Obverse inscription: CAMVL
Reverse description: Reverse: pair of horses, left, CVNO below
Reverse inscription: CVNO
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
To be known as: Tendring District

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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