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COIN
Unique ID: SF-C82E7A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Iron Age unit the East Anglian region / Iceni tribe struck by Ale Scavo, dating to AD 30-45, 'Alii Scavo ' type. Obverse depicting boar stepping right, short dashes for bristles. Reverse type depicting Horse prancing right. ABC p. 90, no 1705.
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 30
Date to: Circa AD 45
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.25 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 13.73 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th March 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: ALE SCA
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1705
Obverse description: Boar stepping right, short dashes for bristles.
Obverse inscription: [ALII FE]
Reverse description: Horse prancing right. ABC p. 90, no 1705.
Reverse inscription: [SCAVO]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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