BH-77055C: Iron Age unit attributed to Cunobelin

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-77055C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Iron Age copper-alloy unit attributed to Cunobelin dating to the period AD 10 to 40. The obverse depicts a helmeted head right, before '[BELINVS]', behind 'C[VNO']. The reverse depicts a boar right with '[TASCIIOVANII]'. cf. Hobbs 1957.

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: 1.88 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 23rd April 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Unit (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Obverse description: Helmeted bust right
Obverse inscription: C[...]
Reverse description: Boar right
Reverse inscription: [...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Kingsey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7306
Four figure Latitude: 51.74795109
Four figure longitude: -0.94399026
1:25K map: SP7306
1:10K map: SP70NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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