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Unique ID: SWYOR-904612
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age gold coin: a Celtic stater of the Corieltauvi, North East Coast type, dating from 70-55BC. It is struck on a slightly dished, oval flan that is 18.8mm long, 16.7mm wide and 3.3mm thick. It weighs 5.88gm.
For reference, see Van Arsdell, 1989, Celtic Coinage of Britain, page 219, number 800-11.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 70 BC
Date to: Circa 55 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.8 mm
Width: 16.7 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 5.88 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th March 2011
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Other reference: PAS form number 1771
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 182-183Ax
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 800.11
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1716
Obverse description: An abstract head of Apollo, facing right.
Reverse description: A disjointed horse, facing right above an exergue, the horse's neck made up of two lines. There are two large pellets and a crescent above the horse, a sunflower below, and a four armed spiral beneath the neck.
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF1763
Four figure Latitude: 53.151296
Four figure longitude: -0.251912
1:25K map: TF1763
1:10K map: TF16SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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