SF-FD46B6: Iron Age coin: unit of the Iceni tribe/East Anglian region.

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COIN

Unique ID: SF-FD46B6

Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete silver Iron Age unit of the Iceni tribe/East Anglian region dating to AD 10-45 (Ecen corn ear). Obv: double crescent emblem on vertical wreath. Reverse: horse right, pellets below and in front; [ECE](N) below. Cf ABC 1657.

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 45

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 14.13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th January 2019

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: ECEN
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1657
Obverse description: Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath.
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: Horse right, pellets below and in front; [ECE](N) below.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Newmarket

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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