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Description: | The coins are all so-called 'Flat Linear I potin'; a type of cast tin-bronze coin that appears to have been produced and used in northern Kent and close to the River Thames in Greater London during the late Iron Age. They can be dated to the late second century BC and early first century BC. The coins are summarized as below.No. Type PAS reference CCI Reg. No.1 ABC 165 None 11.1307Stylized head right; Curved stylized bull right. Diameter 17.2mm. Weight 1.12g2 ABC 171 LON-F9B024 11.1308Stylized head left; Stylized bull right. Diameter 18.5mm. Weight 1.49g3 ABC 171 LON-F9B3B4 11.1309Stylized head left; Stylized bull right. Diameter 18.8mm. Weight 1.47g4 ABC 171 None 11.1310Stylized head left; Stylized bull right. Diameter 18.8mm. Weight 1.43g5 ABC 171 None 11.1311Stylized head left; Stylized bull right. Diameter 19.3mm. Weight 1.47g (broken in half)6 ABC 171 LON-F9B657 11.1312Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 16.1mm. Weight 0.77g (broken half)7 ABC 171 None 11.1313Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 18.0mm. Weight 0.95g8 ABC 171 None 11.1314Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 16.5mm. Weight 1.37g (broken)9 ABC 171 None 11.1315Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 16.4mm. Weight 1.29g10 ABC 171 None 11.1316Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 17.4mm. Weight 0.87g (broken half)11 ABC 171 None 11.1317Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 18.2mm. Weight 0.74g (broken half)12 ABC 171 None 11.1318Stylized head right; Stylized bull left. Diameter 13.9mm. Weight 0.41g (fragment)ABC = Cottam et al. Ancient British Coins, 2010CCI = Celtic Coin Index (Oxford University)PAS = Portable Antiquities SchemeRecommendationThese coins satisfy the various criteria of the Treasure Act. They are more than 300 years old and the find comprises more than ten base metal coins. The types represented, and the find-spots as reported, strongly suggest that they are part of a single hoard. Furthermore, it is likely that these finds are related to the earlier 'Putney Bridge Hoard', the main discovery of which took place in 1976, although this cannot be easily substantiated due to the absence of a detailed find-spot for the earlier finds.ConclusionI would conclude that the present coins should be regarded as a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
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