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Unique ID: SUR-94254B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A possible plated silver Iron Age unit or half unit of unclear type, possibly attributable to the Southern region and circa late 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Very little of the surface remains on the heavily corroded copper alloy core and only fragmentary detail of the original types is visible on the traces of surviving plating. Unclear obverse type. Reverse type possibly depicting a horse right?
Notes:
Found near a hoard of coins and objects found within a 10m wide area of woodland along a bank and reported as 2019T467. This find comprises:
34 copper alloy Roman coins of the 1st and 2nd century AD (SUR-A858B2)
2 contemporary Roman toilet articles (SUR-94B6F8 and SUR-949022)
5 contemporary Roman and Romano British brooches (SUR-E4BB97, SUR-E4A042, SUR-E3B5D2, SUR-E39199 and SUR-E3D7CD)
In addition a plated silver unit or half unit of late Iron Age date (SUR-94254B), 3 radiates of late 3rd century date (SUR-9455FE) and 4 nummi of early 4th century date (SUR-E54A28) were found in the same immediate vicinity. The relationship of these latter finds to the deposition defined as the hoard remains unclear.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2019T467
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
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Treasure case number: 2019T467
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Uncertain (silver)
Geographic provenance: British Southern
Obverse description: Unclear
Reverse description: Unclear horse right?
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.