SF-E9E5EC: SF-E9E5EC: Iron Age coin: Icenian unit

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COIN

Unique ID: SF-E9E5EC

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver Iron Age East Anglian/Icenian unit, dating to the late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. 'ED(N)' Type. Dished flan.

c.f. Hobbs 1996, nos.4195-97.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 10 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 11.99 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2015

Personal details

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: ED(N)
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Obverse description: Two opposed crescents and with a pellet to each side of the centre, within a hexagon, cross by three alternating plain/pellet lines
Reverse description: Horse right, three pellets on shoulder, part of a pellet ring above, a row of three pellets below. No inscription visible.
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: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham

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: 7 years ago

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