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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-710556
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Iron Age uninscribed British copper-alloy Thurrock potin of Class I type (c. 150 BC-c. 50 BC). Secondary Phase Potin, Flat Linear type.
Obverse: Head right
Reverse: Bull in angular 'stick' form butting left with two crescents above
Length: 18.1mm; width: 13.0mm. DA=12:9.
Hobbs 1996: 83, refs: 686-710.
This type of Iron Age coin was produced in present-day Kent, perhaps by an Iron Age tribe known as the Cantii. Coins of this type were common in Kent throughout the later 2nd and 1st century BC. Although these coins are uninscribed it is thought that the head shows the god Apollo as it was copied from earlier bronze coins made in the city of Massalia (modern Marseilles, France).
Hobbs, R. (1996) British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, British Museum Press, London.
Notes:
Hobbs, R. (1996) British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, British Museum Press, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 150 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.1 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 1.41 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th September 2016 - Friday 9th September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-1-270
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
Obverse description: Head right
Reverse description: Bull in angular ‘stick’ form butting left with two crescents above
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 83 | 686-710 |
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