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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1852,0629.6
Denomination: unit
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Stylised boar, right. (obverse); Stylised horse, right. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Iceni (attributed to) Europe: Iceni
Authority: Ruler: Can Duro
Cultures/periods: British Iron Age East Anglia
Production date: 5-20 (about)
Production place: Minted in: Norfolk (England) (and neighbouring counties)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Weston Longville (Weston hoard 1852)
Materials: silver
Type series: Boar/Horse type
Dimensions: Diameter: 14 millimetres; Weight: 1.12 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Hobbs 1996 / British Iron Age coins in the British Museum (3523, p.193); Van Arsdell 1989 / Celtic Coinage of Britain (663) (type); Evans 1864 / The Coins of the Ancient Britons (Pl.XV14); ABC / Ancient British Coins (1630) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: mammal; horse/ass
Associated names: Named in inscription: Can Duro
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Goddard Johnson
Acquisition date: 1852
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1852,0629.6

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