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copper alloy coin, possibly an Iron AgeGreek influenced issue from Asia Minor
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2013-02-23 12:33:19
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copper alloy coin, possibly an Iron AgeGreek influenced issue from Asia Minor
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English: A copper alloy coin, possibly an Greek influenced issue from Asia Minor dating to between c300 and c100 BC. The obverse depicts a bearded bust with wreath facing right under an arc of six pellets. Probably not centred correctly when struck. The reverse is what may be a stylised fire altar or trident with curved lines and symbols surrounding.

The diameter is 12mm and the weight is 2.67g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 300 BC and 100 BC
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FindID: 546661
Old ref: LANCUM-8B6756
Filename: jb pres.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/417224
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/417224/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/546661
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