Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Unique ID: OXON-A37CF8
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age gold quarter stater possibly of the Western Region / East Wiltshire, dating to the period c.60-20 BC or a gold uninscribed British quarter stater of the Atrebates / southern region, 'Selsey Dahlia' dating to the same time. Obverse: Wreath design with hidden face and wheel. Reverse: Triple-tailed horse right with mane.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th March 2022 - Friday 11th March 2022
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Other reference: OMS receipt 2366
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Tribe: Trinovantes
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Obverse description: Bust of apollo facing left
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Horse facing right cartwheel below
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU6385
Four figure Latitude: 51.56037086
Four figure longitude: -1.09259678
1:25K map: SU6385
1:10K map: SU68NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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