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Coin
Unique ID: LON-49B2D0
Object type certainty: Certain
An Iron Age gold uninscribed Southern quarter stater, British QC type, Rudd's 'Selsey Dahlia' type, attributed to Atrebates / Regni 50-20 BC. Rudd ABC 506. The coin has been struck with a damaged obverse die.
Obverse: None: damaged die.
Obverse inscription: Uninscribed.
Reverse: Horse right, sun above and wheel below.
Reverse inscription: Uninscribed.
Dimensions: diameter: 14.13mm; weight: 0.99g.
Identification by Ian Leins, Curator of Iron Age and Roman coins, British Museum.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 14.13 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (gold) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Tribe: Atrebates [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Geographic provenance: British Southern [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Mack Type: Not attributed [scope notes | View all attributed records
Obverse description: None: damaged die.
Obverse inscription: Uninscribed
Reverse description: Horse right, sun above and wheel below.
Reverse inscription: Uninscribed
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
- Rudd (ABC) : 506
Spatial data
Region: East
County: Essex
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Felicity Winkley
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Identified by: Mr Ian Leins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Monday 18th January 2010
Updated: Wednesday 27th April 2011
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