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Unique ID: LEIC-862144
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Iron age silver unit, North Eastern, Early uninsbribed Boar/Horse type. similar to Hobbs 3194 VA855-3
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 14 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 3194x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 855.03
Obverse description: boar right with triple ring (outer one pellets) above and solid line running from back to edge of flan. smaller ring to right iof thsi and one above spiralled tail.
Reverse description: Horse left with triple ring (outer one pellets) above and small plain circle between legs.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK8912
Four figure Latitude: 52.6983727
Four figure longitude: -0.6844317
1:25K map: SK8912
1:10K map: SK81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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