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Unique ID: BM-25CF4F
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver unit of the Eastern Anglian region / Iceni, c.AD 10-43, probably Ecen Corn Ear or related type. Obverse: Two opposed crescents crossed by five alternating plain and pellet lines. Reverse: Horse right with large oval head, S below head, pellet below tail, pellet ring above horse, at least one pellet below. Cf. ABC 1657.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.16 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: ECEN/ECE
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1657
Obverse description: Two opposed crescents crossed by five alternating plain and pellet lines
Reverse description: Horse right with large oval head, S below head, pellet below tail, pellet ring above horse, at least one pellet below
Reverse inscription: []
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.