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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-2C5481
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Iron Age uninscribed silver unit, c. 60-20 BC. The obverse depicts a helmeted head right, with lentoid eye and boss on chin; the reverse depicts a horse galloping right, with pellet on chest and rump, wheel below and 'hidden face' above. Cf. ABC 662.
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
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th August 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British Not defined (early uninscribed)
British Museum Catalogue type: 583-92x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 264.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 662
Obverse description: Helmeted head right with lentoid eye and boss on chin.
Obverse inscription: uninscribed
Reverse description: Annulate horse galloping right, pellet on chest and rump, wheel below, 'hidden face' above.
Reverse inscription: uninscribed
Die axis measurement: 12 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: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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