HAMP-38EB75: Iron Age coin: Unit of East Anglian (Iceni) 'Boar/horse' type

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-38EB75

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

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 actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 35 BC
Date to: Circa 25 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.4 mm
Width: 12.95 mm
Thickness: 1.35 mm
Weight: 0.97 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th January 2011

Rally details.

This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Twyford (30/01/11)

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E3080

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Coin data (numismatics)


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

Coin references

  • Van Arsdell (VA) : 659-2 (p. 195)
  • Hobbs (BM) : 3152 (p. 193)

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Twyford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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