ESS-C4A552: Iron Age coin: gold stater of the Ambiani

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-C4A552

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete gold Iron Age uninscribed, uniface Gallo-Belgic stater of the Ambiani, dating to the period c.60-50 BC, Gallic War Uniface type. Obverse: Plain. Reverse: Sinuous horse right, pellet below. As ABC, p. 28, no. 16. VA 50-56

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 6.04 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Stater (gold)
Tribe: Ambiani
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 16
Reverse description: Stylised sinuous horse right, pellet below
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
District: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Barkham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7767
Four figure Latitude: 51.3968195
Four figure longitude: -0.89459669
1:25K map: SU7767
1:10K map: SU76NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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