Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: DOR-93E7C2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Base silver coin. A late Iron Age stater. Slightly worn. British Iron Age base silver stater; uninscribed South Western (Durotriges) type. On the obverse a stylised wreath (derived from the bust of Apollo which appeared on Gallo-Belgic staters) and on the reverse an abstract horse (derived from a horse and chariot which appeared as above.)
Date: c. 50 BC - AD 50
Diameter: 18.63 mm
Weight: 2.86 g
Notes:
This belongs to a small hoard recorded in record PAS-6AA253
Class:
Stater
Sub class: South Western uninscribed
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T404
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 50
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.86 g
Diameter: 18.63 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009 - Sunday 31st January 2010
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Other reference: SCMS 020633
Treasure case number: 2010T404
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Durotriges
Obverse description: Stylised wreath
Obverse inscription: n/a
Reverse description: Stylised horse
Reverse inscription: n/a
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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