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Unique ID: LEIC-1DD42F
Object type certainty: Certain
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Late Iron age silver unit of Tasciovanus, (20BC-10AD) reverse type bull butting, VA1793.
Notes:
Recorded via e-mail
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Secondary ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1794.01
Obverse description: right facing bust with TASCIA in front
Obverse inscription: TASCIA
Reverse description: Bull left butting with tail over body, star above and triple pellet at rear
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
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4 Figure: SP9457
Four figure Latitude: 52.20322261
Four figure longitude: -0.62593516
1:25K map: SP9457
1:10K map: SP95NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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