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Description: | Probably lead alloy forgery based on an inscribed silver unit of the Corieltauvi, possibly imitating ABC 1896 'Vepo ring silver half unit', though the poor definition of the horse in particular is more akin to the discombobulated state of the beast appearing on gold staters; the size, thickness and weight also have more in common with the gold Iron Age coins than the silver. The inscribed silver coinage would bear a date of Haselgrove period 3 phase 8, AD 10-40, but its forgery might rather relate to the period 1990-2010. Another dubious object, a cruciform brooch (NLM-7C9CE4), was reported along with this one, from close at hand.Obverse description: wreath with extra leaves in a square arrangement to right; an exergual line appears above these figures.Reverse description: Celticised horse, though the one pair of legs seem to go the wrong way.Diameter: 18.5mm, Thickness: 2.7mm, Weight: 4.42gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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