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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-116D51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Iron Age silver unit of the Belgae tribe based around Hampshire, probably 'Hayling Stalk Lips' type, ABC 863 (David Holman pers comm), which dates from c.50-40 BC (Rudd, 2015, Issue 76, no.17).
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 40 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th March 2019 - Sunday 17th March 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unit (silver)
Tribe: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British Not defined (early uninscribed)
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 863
Obverse description: head facing left with lentoid eye with pellet, prominent lips on stalks and defined cheek and jaw with groove and line
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: horse galloping left with enlarged snout and corded mane, wheel below
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Coin references
- Rudd (ABC) : no.863
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Parham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0315
Four figure Latitude: 50.9252712
Four figure longitude: -0.53586259
1:25K map: TQ0315
1:10K map: TQ01NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottam, E., de Jersey, P., Rudd, C. and Sills, J. | 2010 | Ancient British Coins | Aylsham | Chris Rudd | p.61 | no.863 |
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