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Unique ID: BH-F1D6F6
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver unit of 'Whaddon Chase' type. Minted c. 50 BC - c. 20 BC.
Ref.: Van Arsdell no. 1540-1 (1989: 346) = Mack no. 444A (1975: 151).
Diameter: 14.2mm; thickness: 2mm. Weight: 1.24g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th January 2014
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Other reference: Ver 14/25 - 33
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1540.01
Obverse description: Stylised head right; beneath (left to right), pellet, pellet-in-ring, pierced mullet; to right of face, symbols mirroring features of face and possibly representing stylised profile of second person, but also resembling horse.
Obverse inscription: No legend.
Reverse description: Horse right; above (left to right) sun, triplet of pellets, winged ring, single pellet; beneath head, ring with concentric ring of pellets; beneath body, pellet-in-ring; beneath tail, two pellet-in-ring symbols.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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