HAMP-341273: Iron Age coin: Quarter stater of Early Uninscribed 'O' type

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-341273

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A gold Early Uninscribed 'O' - 'Geometric' type Iron Age quarter stater dating to the mid 1st-century BC (c. 50 - c. 45 BC; Hobbs 410ff.; VA 143)

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 45 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12.4 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.39 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th August 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E2702

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer:
Geographic provenance: British Not defined (early uninscribed)
Obverse description: Miscellaneous x, to right three pellets, below crescent l, to left four pellets
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Miscellaneous nine crossed by plain line, above right pellet, curved line and two pellets, below right miscellaneous four, below left two curved lines, above left two opposed crescents y
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Froxfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6926
Four figure Latitude: 51.029234
Four figure longitude: -1.017444
1:25K map: SU6926
1:10K map: SU62NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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