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Unique ID: PUBLIC-5A87AA
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete gold quarter-stater struck for Tincomarus of the Atrebates and Regni, dating c. 25 BC-10 AD. Chris Rudd's 'Tincomarus Tic Horse' type. Unknown mint. Obverse: COM F in rectangular tablet. Reverse; horse rearing left, TI above, C below. ABC p. 68, no. 1088, Van Arsdell 388, BMC 842-851.
Notes:
Chris Rudd notes this type of coin as 'extremely rare'.
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 25 BC
Date to: Circa 10 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.68 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 9.69 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th August 2016
This object was found at SMDC Compton 2016
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Tincomarus
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
British Museum Catalogue type: 842ffx
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 388.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1088
Obverse description: COM F in rectangular tablet
Obverse inscription: COM F
Reverse description: Horse rearing left; TI above; C below
Reverse inscription: TI C
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SU7615
Four figure Latitude: 50.92945493
Four figure longitude: -0.91993923
1:25K map: SU7615
1:10K map: SU71NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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