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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: LEIC-6D20ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A group of four silver Iron Age units of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, all of 'Proto Boar' type dating to the period c.60-20 BC. As ABC, p. 94, no. 1782; BMC (Hobbs), nos. 3199-3200. 3202-3204, 3208-3211.
Obverse: Boar right, large solar rosette above, various motifs around.
Reverse: Horse left, large pelletal sun ring with various subsidiary elements above, pellet in ring below, various motifs around.
No. Weight Diam. CA
1. 1.26 14 12
2. 1.33 16 6 Double struck obverse
3. 1.19 14 2
4. 1.25 14 6
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Leicestershire Museums
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T494
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa AD 20
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th May 2017 - Sunday 7th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2017T494
Museum accession number: X.A61.2018.1.0-4.0
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Bagworth & Thornton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4705
Four figure Latitude: 52.6407155
Four figure longitude: -1.30686414
1:25K map: SK4705
1:10K map: SK40NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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