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Unique ID: IOW-18D843
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age uninscribed silver South-Western type stater (c. 50 BC-c. 20 BC). The coin is attributed to the Durotriges.
Obverse: Degraded head of Apollo right
Reverse: Disjointed and pelleted horse left
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.19 mm
Width: 14.38 mm
Weight: 2.82 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Other reference: IOW2012-1-84
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Stater (silver)
Tribe: Durotriges
Geographic provenance: British South Western
Obverse description: Degraded head of Apollo right
Reverse description: Disjointed and pelleted horse left
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.