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Unique ID: BERK-E511E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age gold stater of Cunobelin of the Trinovantes and dating to AD 8-41. 'Wild' type; ABC 2783. VA 1933, BMC 1804-08.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 8
Date to: Circa AD 41
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.45 mm
Width: 16.27 mm
Thickness: 3.09 mm
Weight: 4.79 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th September 2010
This object was found at West Hanney 2010
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Other reference: Y296
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Secondary ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1804-1808x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1933
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2783
Mint or issue place: Colchester |
Obverse description: A ear of corn with the capital letters CA on the left and MV on the right.
Obverse inscription: CAMV
Reverse description: Horse right, star and branch above, a pellet within a circle between the legs
Reverse inscription: CV[NA]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4092
Four figure Latitude: 51.625402
Four figure longitude: -1.423561
1:25K map: SU4092
1:10K map: SU49SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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