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COIN
Unique ID: BH-46C232
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Iron Age copper-alloy unit: 'Uncertain Northern Bronze', attributed to Addedomaros, struck c. 20 BC to c. 10 AD.
Refs: British Museum nos. 2450 - 2452 (Hobbs 1996: 147); Van Arsdell no. 1615 (1989: 351); Mack no. 274 (1975: 102)
Diameter: 12.2mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 1.14g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.14 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/14 - 11
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: ADDEDOMAROS
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 2450 - 2452x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1615.01
Obverse description: Head left, with braided hair, ring and pellet-in-ring at neck.
Obverse inscription: No legend.
Reverse description: Stylised horse left, pellet-in-ring for head; above: pellet-in-ring flanked by two pellets.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Therfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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