Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-9E9C17
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age silver unit (11.8mm, 1.04g) of the Southern region / Atrebates, attributed to Caratacus (AD 40-43) and of "Caratacus Eagle" type. Obverse: bust right wearing lionskin, CARA. Reverse: Eagle standing left. ABC 1376.
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to the Scheme for educational use
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 40
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 11.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Ruler/issuer: CARA[TACUS]
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 593.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1376
Obverse description: Bust, right, wearing lionskin.
Obverse inscription: CARA
Reverse inscription: Eagle standing left.
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU7156
Four figure Latitude: 51.29870788
Four figure longitude: -0.98301595
1:25K map: SU7156
1:10K map: SU75NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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