OXON-411B63: Iron Age coin: Silver unit of Tasciovanus and Cunobelin

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COIN

Unique ID: OXON-411B63

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver Iron Age British Eastern unit of Cunobelin and Tasciovanus, dating to the period AD 10-40. Obverse description: Bust right CVNO on left and BELINVS on right. Reverse description: Winged victory right TAS behind. Pelleted border behind. Reverse inscription: TAS. British Museum Catalogue type: 1883. Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2882.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Exactly AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 12.9 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2019.168

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Secondary ruler/issuer: Tasciovanus
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1883x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2882
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: CVNO BELINVS
Reverse description: Winged victory right
Reverse inscription: TAS
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lewknor (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7197
Four figure Latitude: 51.6673004
Four figure longitude: -0.97478556
1:25K map: SU7197
1:10K map: SU79NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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