LVPL-D1ACC8: Gold Iron Age coin, contemporary forgery of an early un-inscribed North-Eastern Ferriby stater.

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-D1ACC8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Gold Iron Age coin, contemporary forgery of an early un-inscribed North-Eastern Ferriby stater. Obv: obliterated obverse die. Rev: horse left; above pellet-ring var. k, below star a, below tail pellet, below head pellet-ring f. Van Arsdell 811-7. Hobbs no. 3172-3176.

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 5.4 g
Diameter: 16.96 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th September 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Stater (gold)
Secondary ruler/issuer:
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Obverse description: Obliterated obverse die.
Obverse inscription: None.
Reverse description: Horse left; above pellet-ring var. k, below star a, below tail pellet, below head pellet-ring f.
Reverse inscription: None.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ellerker

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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