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Unique ID: BH-91DFE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age gold quarter stater: Central Eastern Gold Attributed to Addedomaros. British Museum no. 2416 variant (Hobbs 1996: 145)/Van Arsdell 1608/ABC 2526.
Dimensions: 12.6mm diameter, 1mm thick. Weight: 1.35g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 10
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th May 2012
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Other reference: Ver 12/111 - 1
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: ADDEDOMAROS
Tribe: Trinovantes
British Museum Catalogue type: 2416x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1608.
Obverse description: Flower head of seven petals, pellet between each petal.
Obverse inscription: No legend.
Reverse description: Horse right. Above (left to right): pellet-in-ring, pellet, 'S-shaped' symbol, triplet of pellets, pellet-in-ring, pellet, incomplete ring. Below head: pellet. Below body: pellet-in-ring. Behind tail: pellet.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
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