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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-EDA3B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Half Unit of Iron Age date (50-20 BC) of the Trinovantes.
Obverse depicts beast right, head turned back with a circle of pellets to the left and right of field and two ring and dot motifs and chevrons at the bottom of field.
The Reverse depicts a horse left, large pointed ears, with three ring and dots to the left of field and a corded slanting, double line terminating with ring and dot. Underneath the horse is a ring and dot with radiating lines and above is a double ring.
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 474.01
Allen Type: BRILX14
Diameter: 10.60mm, Thickness: 1.75mm, Weight: 0.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 10.6 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half unit (silver)
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Allen Type: BRILX14
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 474.01
Obverse description: Beast right, head turned back with a circle of pellets to the left and right of field and two ring and dot motifs and chevrons at the bottom of field
Reverse description: Horse left, large pointed ears, with three ring and dots to the left of field and a corded slanting, double line terminating with ring and dot
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Bythorn and Keyston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0573
Four figure Latitude: 52.345032
Four figure longitude: -0.46005846
1:25K map: TL0573
1:10K map: TL07SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| van Arsdell, R.D. | 1989 | Celtic Coinage of Britain | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 474.01 |
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