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Unique ID: NMS-D5AEA8
Object type certainty: Certain
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Gold Iron Age stater of the East Anglian region / Iceni, dating to the period c.50 BC-AD 10, 'Freckenham Crescents Phallic Type'. Obverse: Solid back to back crescents, row of pellets projecting from each concave side above, star above, pellet triad and star below. Reverse: Horse right, large round head with closed mouth, pellet triad either side of phallic motif above, floral sun below. As ABC, p. 80, no. 1450; BMC 3385. Weight 5.19g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.19 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd December 2016 - Friday 9th June 2017
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SMR reference number: 8966
Other reference: ECKC062017
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 3385x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1450
Obverse description: Solid back to back crescents, row of pellets projecting from each concave side above, star above, pellet triad and star below
Reverse description: Horse right, large round head with closed mouth, pellet triad either side of phallic motif above, floral sun below
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL9897
Four figure Latitude: 52.53485856
Four figure longitude: 0.9178998
1:25K map: TL9897
1:10K map: TL99NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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