ESS-6B66E2: ESS-6B66E2 Iron Age Coin: unit of Cunobelin

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-6B66E2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A silver unit of Cunobelin dating to the period c. AD 10 to 40. ABC 2879.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 12.09 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - Thursday 30th September 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Colchester OEF 6523

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Secondary ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 2063.
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2879
Obverse description: Hercules right, club in right hand and lion-skin on shoulders
Obverse inscription: [CVNOBELINVS]
Reverse description: Diana standing left, dog at side and bow in left hand
Reverse inscription: [TASCIOVANTIS]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

  • Rudd (ABC) : p. 139, no. 2879

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: Islip Parish

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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