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Unique ID: HAMP-38EB75
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn, irregular 1st-century BC silver-plated copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the East-Anglian (Iceni) 'Boar' type (c. 35- c. 25 BC; VA 659-2; Hobbs 3512)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 35 BC
Date to: Circa 25 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.4 mm
Width: 12.95 mm
Thickness: 1.35 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th January 2011
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Twyford (30/01/11)
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Other reference: E3080
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Allen Type: BH C
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 659.0
Obverse description: Boar right; above, two pellet rings (Hobbs type 'a')
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Horse right
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SU4826
Four figure Latitude: 51.031367
Four figure longitude: -1.316873
1:25K map: SU4826
1:10K map: SU42NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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