Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-F4DD94
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver coin;a North Eastern uninscribed unit attributed to the Corieltauvi, Hostidius boar and horse type, dating from about 55 - 45 BC (Haselgrove Period II, Phase 6). The coin is dished and oval in plan. The coin has a pearly cream patina with some patches of dark grey. It is complete and in excellent condition. See Van Arsdell, R. D. (1989) 'Celtic Coinage of Britain', London: Spink, pages 236 - 240, types 855-3 - 867-1.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 55 BC
Date to: Circa 45 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st October 2012 - Wednesday 31st October 2012
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Other reference: Doncaster Enquiry Number 989
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Obverse description: Boar right, no spear piercing boar, upper portion of boar's front legs made up of two lines, large ring and pellet motif above
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Celticized horse left, ring below, large ring and pellet motif and smaller ring with central pellet motif above
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.432338
Four figure longitude: -0.421036
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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