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COIN
Unique ID: BH-799792
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Class: Bronze unit
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
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th August 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Luton 0352 - 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Obverse description: Unclear.
Reverse description: Horse or hippocamp left, "A" below head (?)
Reverse inscription: See above.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: St Albans
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 1707-8, 1714-18, or 1722-23 |
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