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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-68B480
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver stater of Catuvellauni (Tasciovanus). Late 1st century B.C / early 1st century A.D. Mint: Verulamium (St. Albans). The obverse is inscribed 'V I R' inside a pellet ring. The reverse shows a horse with a helmeted rider holding the reins.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: AD 40
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.88 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 12.49 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th September 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: St Neots & District Artefacts Club
Museum accession number: None
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Obverse description: ' VIR ' Inside pellet- ring
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Horse to right ,with helmeted rider.
Reverse inscription: None
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Grantchester (Civil Parish)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 118, Plate 53. | 1674, 1675 |
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