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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-998815
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Continental Iron Age gold stater of the Armorican (Baiocasses) series (c. 100-50 BC). Diameter: 16.2mm; weight: 3.81g. The type has variously been attributed to the Baiocasses and the Unelli (peoples of the Basse-Normandie region of NW France and the Channel Islands). See de Jersey 1994, 108-13, fig. 57, ref. g.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 100 BC
Date to: 50 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th January 2008
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2008-2-37; CCI 08.6351
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer:
Geographic provenance: Continental Armorican
Obverse description: Head facing right, with hair represented by three large stylised locks. Above the head there is an inverted lyre with four chords; there are symmetrically arranged beaded cordons on each side of the head and lyre. The nose and lips are particularly prominent
Reverse description: Horse to right driven by a charioteer with his right hand aloft, holding a motif, usually interpreted as a key; in the left hand he holds the reigns. There is a vexillum in front of the horse and another behind the charioteer apparently connected to his shoulder or the back of his neck. Beneath the horse is a lyre on its side, with four chords to the right. Two motifs below the lyre may be degraded lettering relating to Phillipus
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Jersey, P. | 1994 | Coinage in Iron Age Armorica | Oxford | Oxford University Committee for Archaeology | 108-13, fig. 57 | g |
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