ESS-6228A0: ESS-6228A0 Iron Age Coin: uninscribed quarter stater

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-6228A0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Early uninscribed Eastern gold quarter stater 'Maldon wheel' type, dating 50-30BC. Rudd ABC 2234; this coin is also recorded as CCI 10.0896

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 55 BC
Date to: Circa 45 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 13.84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th December 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OEF 6129

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Obverse description: Abstract head of Apollo, Right. Wheel motif.
Reverse description: Horse, right. Star above.
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock

Coin references

  • Rudd (ABC) : 2234

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
Parish or ward: White Colne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL8729
Four figure Latitude: 51.928098
Four figure longitude: 0.718341
1:25K map: TL8729
1:10K map: TL82NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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