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Unique ID: HAMP-D69ED6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn mid 1st-century BC gold Iron Age British South Western (Durotrigian) 'B', 'Chute' type stater (65-58 BC; Van Arsdell 1205).
Wear on parts of both surfaces may be as a result of wear to the die rather than from circulation.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 65 BC
Date to: Circa 58 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.65 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 6.07 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th October 2011
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Other reference: E3382
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Durotriges
Geographic provenance: British South Western
British Museum Catalogue type: 35-76x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1205
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 749
Obverse description: Abstracted head of Apollo facing right
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Disjointed horse going left
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.