PUBLIC-35A308: PUBLIC-35A308 IRON AGE POTIN

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-35A308

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete and heavily abraded Iron Age cast unit or 'potin' of primary phase degraded 'Thurrock' type of the Cantiaci dating to c.175 - 140 B.C, ABC type 120, Van Arsdell type 1402-1442, BMC 660-66. Obverse: Head of Apollo left. Reverse: Degraded bull, MA above

Measurements: Diameter: 18.24mm, Thickness: 2.4mm and Weight: 2.49g

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 175 BC
Date to: Circa 145 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.49 g
Diameter: 18.24 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th June 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Potin (Cast bronze)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Cantii
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
Obverse description: Bust left
Reverse description: Bull butting left
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Eythorne and Shepherdswell (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2648
Four figure Latitude: 51.18652316
Four figure longitude: 1.23264163
1:25K map: TR2648
1:10K map: TR24NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting on private farmland
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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