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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-CF0D7B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Kent Region / Cantiaci, dating to the period c.50-20 BC, Corded Triangle type. Obverse: Plain. Reverse: Horse left, corded triangle above, cross-hatched net below. As ABC, p. 36, no. 198; BMC nos. 2469-2471.

Measurements: 11mm in Diameter, 2mm thick and 1.25g in weight.

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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 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 11 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Tribe: Cantii
Geographic provenance: British South Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: nos. 2469-2471x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 151.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 198
Obverse description: Plain
Reverse description: Horse left, corded triangle above, cross-hatched net below
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
Parish or ward: Ash-cum-Ridley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5964
Four figure Latitude: 51.35283304
Four figure longitude: 0.28197799
1:25K map: TQ5964
1:10K map: TQ56SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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