SUSS-6253BB: An Iron Age silver unit of Verica AD.10-40, ABC 1220, BMC1241-78, Regini and Atrebatic coinage

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-6253BB

Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver unit of Verica AD.10-40, ABC 1220, BMC1241-78, Atrebatic coinage

Obverse, Boar right with star above, [VIRI] below

Reverse, COMF with crescent above and below, pellet in arc, ring and dot two above and two below, to either side of crescents.

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 AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 12 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Verica
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1241-78x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 470
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1220
Obverse description: Boar right with star above, [VIRI] below
Obverse inscription: [VIRI]
Reverse description: COMF with crescent above and below, pellet in arc, ring and dot two above and two below, to either side of crescents.
Reverse inscription: COMF
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Laughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5112
Four figure Latitude: 50.88775835
Four figure longitude: 0.14542255
1:25K map: TQ5112
1:10K map: TQ51SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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