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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-02B8A3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An uninscribed Iron Age silver unit, c. 60-20 BC. This type is generally attributed to the Atrebates people in the South of England. The obverse depicts a helmeted head facing right, with lentoid eye and boss on chin; the reverse depicts a horse galloping right with a pellet on chest and on rump, wheel below and hidden face above. Cf. ABC 662; VA 264; BMC 583-92. Listed as the 'Ashdown Forest Helmet' type and 'very rare' in Ancient British Coinage.

Find of note status

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

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12.24 mm
Width: 11.09 mm
Thickness: 2.14 mm
Weight: 1.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
British Museum Catalogue type: 583x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 264.0
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 662
Obverse description: Helmeted head right, lentoid eye, boss on chin.
Reverse description: Horse galloping right, pellet on chest and on rump, wheel below and hidden face above.
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Sullington

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date listed is date submitted for recording.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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