Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-A10931
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age coin; a copper alloy core of a contemporary copy gold plated stater of British uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavi) South Ferriby type dating from 50 - 20 BC. Lunate horse left, "anchor face" above, star/sun below reverse. The obverse is struck from an obliterated die. Compare ABC, p.92, no.1743. It is struck on an oval flan that is 18.5mm long 17.4mm wide and 2.1mm thick. It weighs 3.93gm.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.5 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3.93 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th November 2017 - Monday 6th November 2017
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Other reference: PAS form number 3026
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1743
Obverse description: Obliterated die. Traces of wreath and crescents
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Lunate horse left with anchor face above, star sun below and pellet rosette below head.
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF2085
Four figure Latitude: 53.34828495
Four figure longitude: -0.19879247
1:25K map: TF2085
1:10K map: TF28NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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