WAW-9A0AC5: Iron Age: probably a contemporary copy of an uninscribed south-western (Durotriges) stater (Obverse and reverse).

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-9A0AC5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Iron Age: probably a contemporary copy of an uninscribed south-western (Durotriges) stater. Hobbs: Nos. 2691-2727. VA No. 1235-3.

Notes:

Corfe Castle Rally find.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: 100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.76 g
Diameter: 16.74 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British South Western
Obverse description: Line 'e' (Hobbs) crossed by triplets 'm' before three crescents.
Reverse description: Horse left.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: Purbeck (District)
Parish or ward: Corfe Castle (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY9582
Four figure Latitude: 50.63767
Four figure longitude: -2.072066
1:25K map: SY9582
1:10K map: SY92NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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

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