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Unique ID: SUR-38F683
Object type certainty: Certain
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A gold quarter stater of the Regini and Atrebates / Southern Region, the 'Selsey Dahlia' type (with mane), dating to c. 60-20 BC. Wreath design with hidden face / triple tailed horse right. However, this coin has a pellet in beaded circle to right of horse rather than a crescent which is on the coin illustrated in ABC, and on the examples of this coin in the British Museum. ABC (Rudd), p. 48, no. 500; BMCIA (Hobbs) p. 48, no. 489-94
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 8.97 mm
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Other reference: B14-209
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
British Museum Catalogue type: 489x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 500
Obverse description: Wreath design with hidden face
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Triple-tailed horse facing right, beaded mane. Wheel below. Floral sun above. Pellet in beaded circle to right.
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU8776
Four figure Latitude: 51.47628093
Four figure longitude: -0.74868373
1:25K map: SU8776
1:10K map: SU87NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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