Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DF0D79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An iron age cast copper alloy 'flat linear' potin of the South East Region / Cantiaci tribe circa 110-100 BC (VA108-3 variant) (Allen D2 variant) (Reece period 1). Obverse: crude celticized outline of Apollo facing left with the eye and central neckline being a single line leaving the eye open at the front and a plain border line around the circumference. Reverse: celticized bull butting right made of curved lines (MA above) Slightly mis-aligned casting plates with the remains of casting sprues both above and below the head. Height - 20.06 mm Width - 17.75 mm Thickness - 1.6 mm Weight - 2.33g
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 110 BC
Date to: Circa 100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 20.06 mm
Width: 17.75 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th May 2016
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Cantii
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
Obverse description: celticized linear representation of Apollo with plain border line
Reverse description: celticized bull butting right made of curved lines (MA above)
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: shepherdswell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: PUBLIC-01C68A
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
An Iron Age cast copper-alloy potin of the Kent Region / Cantiaci, dating to the later 2nd century BC, Thurrock MA type. Obverse: Head of Apo…
Workflow: Published
Find number: KENT-9A2527
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
Worn Iron Age Flat Linear I cast bronze potin of the Cantiaci tribe. It is 16.8mm across including the sprue. This potin is similar to VA 108-3.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: PUBLIC-DE00B3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
An Iron-age cast copper alloy 'Thurrock' potin of the South East Region / Cantiaci, of the later Kentish Primary series c.140-125 BC. Obverse…
Workflow: Published
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618