BH-F1D6F6: Iron Age coin: 'Whaddon Chase' silver unit

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COIN

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 actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th January 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 14/25 - 33

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


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

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Streatley

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Updated: 9 years ago

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