Rights Holder: St. Albans District Council
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Unique ID: BH-97002F
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver unit of 'Whaddon Chase' type. dating to the period c.50 BC - c.20 BC Ref.: Van Arsdell 1989: p. 346, no. 1540-1.
Dimensions: diameter: 13.4mm; thickness: 1.9mm. Weight: 1.05g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2015
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Other reference: Ver 15/182 - 55
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Obverse description: Stylised head right, pierced mullet below chin, various symbols in right field, mirroring features (possibly representing profile of second person).
Reverse description: pellet-in-ring, pellet above.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Obverse inscription: No legend
Reverse description: Horse right, with winged ring above, flanked by two triplets of pellets; two pellet-in-ring symbols below tail; 'sun' motif below head; large pellet-in-ring below horse, with single pellet above.
Reverse inscription: No legend
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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