Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-32A12E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Iron Age Trinovantian unit of Cunobelin, c.1-43 AD. As Hobbs nos. 1991-1997; VA2107.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 42
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.57 g
Diameter: 15.59 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Other
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: Hobbs nos. 1991-1997x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 2107.01
Mint or issue place: Colchester |
Obverse description: Bearded head right
Obverse inscription: []VN[]
Reverse description: Lion crouching right, leaf above, legend below within a quadral, all within a pellet border
Reverse inscription: CAM
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
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.
No references cited so far.