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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1919,0213.475
Denomination
unit
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Inscription within circle of pellets.
(obverse)
Horse, right.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Trinovantes/Catuvellauni
(attributed to)
Europe: Trinovantes/Catuvellauni
Authority
Ruler:
Tasciovanus
Cultures/periods
Eastern British Iron Age
Production date
20BC-10
(about)
Production place
Minted in:
England
(North Thames area and Kent)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
St Albans (Hertfordshire)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Diameter:
14.50 millimetres
Weight:
1.40 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hobbs 1996 / British Iron Age coins in the British Museum
(1673, p.118)
Van Arsdell 1989 / Celtic Coinage of Britain
(1699)
(type)
ABC / Ancient British Coins
(2622)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
horse/ass
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Tasciovanus
Associated places
Named in inscription:
Verulamium
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Arthur John Evans
Acquisition date
1919
Acquisition notes
ex Dr. Nicholson. Found in 1852.
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1919,0213.475