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Unique ID: BH-8517A1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A gold stater of Late Iron Age date; Gallo-Belgic E type, minted c. 60BC-c. 50BC (Cf. Van Arsdell 1989: 71, no. 56-1). Measures 18.7mm in diameter, 2.4mm thick and weighs 6.1g.
Class:
Stater
Sub class: Gallo-Belgic
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th July 2011
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Other reference: Ver 11/128 - 70
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: Continental Gallo-Belgic
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 56.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 16
Obverse description: Blank.
Obverse inscription: No legend.
Reverse description: Stylised horse right; below, pellet above double exergual line; behind, unidentified symbol; above, 'h' symbol flanked by two pellets, crescent below (possibly tail of horse), possible crescent to right; above head, (eye-like symbol); in front, pellet border.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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