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Unique ID: KENT-85BE55
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Carthaginian coin, struck at one of several mints in the Punic Empire, probably dating to the late-4th to 3rd centuries BC. Obverse: Head of Tanit left wearing wreath and corn ears, no inscription. Reverse: Horse standing right in front of a date palm, no inscription. Possibly minted in Sicily. Fine or worn condition, slightly irregular flan below chin of Tanit, otherwise a dark green patina with some matt light brown patches of corrosion and pale green verdigris. This green patina could indicate the coin has been buried some time in British soil (thin topsoil over chalk) rather than the dry desert soil conditions of the Mediterranean area. Cf. SNG Copenhagen nos. 109-119; Alexandropoulos, 2007: p. 366, no. 18.
Die axis: 6 o'clock. The coin is 16.76mm long, 15.95mm wide, 3.08mm thick, diameter 16.76mm and weighs 3.4g.
Notes:
Siculo-Punic
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period to: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Date from: Circa 350 BC
Date to: Circa 200 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.76 mm
Width: 15.95 mm
Thickness: 3.08 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 16.76 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st January 2016
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit view all attributed records
Mint or issue place: Siculo-Punic
Obverse description: Head of Tanit left wearing wreath and corn ears
Reverse description: Horse standing right in front of a date palm
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ5471
Four figure Latitude: 51.41710357
Four figure longitude: 0.2132653
1:25K map: TQ5471
1:10K map: TQ57SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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