Find Spot record 2318 - Iron Age coin

A well preserved Celtic coin found with a metal detector on rough ploughland near Brindley. (1). Weight: 1.097g. Coin is a large denomination silver issue of E Midlands type commonly attributed to Corieltauvi {formerly known as Coritani}. Obv: vestigial boar, rev:horse. Uninscribed therefore pre c AD10. Die wear on obv makes attribution difficult but prob Allen Type G (or poss F) (D F Allen, Coins of the Coritani, 1963). Corieltauvian coinages cannot be precisely dated but prob late 1st C BC. Coin is well outside normal circulation area of Corieltauvian coinage in particular and Celtic coinage in general as Cornovii in Cheshire did not mint coins of their own. May have been used for trading (? salt) but no real evidence for this (3).

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Sandland G E 1992 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

<2> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Burnett A 1992 British Museum (Written Communication). SCH3756.

<3> Various, Written Communication to the HER, May J 1992 (Written Communication). SCH3756.