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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-64E123
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
Identified originally as Van Arsdell's 'Celtic Coinage of Britain' VA 920, however it is more likely to be a contemporary forgery given the material - finds advisor 07/04/05
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 15 BC
Date to: Circa AD 15
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3.63 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: IISVPRASV
Obverse description: ILLEGIBLE
Reverse description: horse left, above 'IISVP', below tail star, below '[AS]V', below head [R].
Reverse inscription: IISVP RASV
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Wickenby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0983
Four figure Latitude: 53.332694
Four figure longitude: -0.364647
1:25K map: TF0983
1:10K map: TF08SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 180 | as 3270, 3271 |
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