Rights Holder: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Unique ID: CAM-83AA1B
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age gold quarter stater of Cunobelinus, c.AD 8-41 of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes in the North Thames region. This coin is ABC2819, a Cunobelinus Plastic type.
Obverse shows a corn ear without central stalk, CAM to left and CV[N] to the right. Reverse shows a Horse rearing right, the mane depicted by dashes, a branch above the horse's back and CV[N] below.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 8
Date to: Circa AD 41
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Secondary ruler/issuer: Cunobelin
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1845x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 2017.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2819
Obverse description: A corn ear without central stalk, CAM to left and CV[N] to the right.
Obverse inscription: CAM - CV[N]
Reverse description: Horse rearing right, the mane depicted by dashes, a branch above the horse's back and CV[N] below.
Reverse inscription: CV[N]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL2773
Four figure Latitude: 52.34038391
Four figure longitude: -0.13727488
1:25K map: TL2773
1:10K map: TL27SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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