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COIN

Unique ID: BH-31DE7D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An uninscribed Iron Age British potin of Class I type dating to the period 120 - 100 BC. cf. Hobbs p. 82, no. 667 passim.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 120 BC
Date to: Circa 100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.84 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th January 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Obverse description: Head left
Reverse description: Bull butting right; above, 2 crescents; below, two pellets
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Therfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3138
Four figure Latitude: 52.02495543
Four figure longitude: -0.09210546
1:25K map: TL3138
1:10K map: TL33NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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