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Unique ID: GLO-5E1A09
Object type certainty: Certain
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~~Copper alloy contemporary forgery of an uninscribed Weston silver unit 'Cotswold Eagle' Date 40BC-20BC Obverse: Abstract head facing right Reverse: Abstract horse facing left with trefoil below and ring-and-dot above.
~~Traces of a silver coating is present on both sides
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 40 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.21 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2017 - Sunday 1st April 2018
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Dobunni
Geographic provenance: British Western
Obverse description: Abstract head facing right
Reverse description: Abstract horse facing left with trefoil below and ring-and-dot above
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO9931
Four figure Latitude: 51.97746391
Four figure longitude: -2.0159684
1:25K map: SO9931
1:10K map: SO93SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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