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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-817FE3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete Iron Age cast copper-alloy potin, Gallic Import from Central Gaul (Loire Valley) of the Turones, c.80-50 BC, 'Devil's Head' (tete diabolique) type. Obverse: Head left with sunken eye. Reverse: Bull left with tail raised. Cf. BMC III, p. 85, nos. 292-297; ABC p. 32, no. 112.
Diameter: 15.3mm. Weight: 1.82g. DA=12:9.
Notes:
With thanks to David Holman for the attribution of this coin as a potin of the Turones.
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 80 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.82 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st September 2016 - Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-239
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Turones
Geographic provenance: Continental Gaulish (West Central)
British Museum Catalogue type: 292x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 112
Obverse description: Head with sunken eye left
Reverse description: Butting bull left
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely 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 | 82, plates 24-25 | 660-666 |
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