Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-97B487
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age unit (copper alloy) of Cunobelin and Tasciovanus, struck circa AD10 - 40.
Tribe: Trinovantes. Geographic provenance: British Eastern.
Obverse description: Bust left. Obverse inscription: CVNO/[BELIN].
Reverse description: Seated metalworker right, holding metal working tool in right hand, and urn in left. Reverse inscription: [TAS]CIO.
British Museum Catalogue type: 1972-83, Van Arsdell Type (VA): 2097.01, Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2969.
Similar to BUC-A2CE88 and BH-5C1C71.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.47 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
British Museum Catalogue type: 1972-83xx
Obverse description: Winged bust left.
Obverse inscription: [CVNOBELIN]
Reverse description: Figure seated right, partially draped, holding metalworking tool in right hand
Reverse inscription: [TAS]CIO
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.