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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-21A9D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
Philip de Jersey comments:It is unusual to see so much of the legend, and it's certainly one of the finest examples of this stater that I've seen for a long time.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: AD 25
Date to: AD 5
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.56 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Celtic Coin Index:CCI 03.1074
Materials and construction
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Dubnovellaunos
Obverse description: Two opposed crescents with a pellet-in-ring on both sides, set inside a band of four lines.
Reverse description: Horse facing left with a branch below and a pellet-in-ring above.
Reverse inscription: ?[ ]VBNOVA(no bar)II A (no bar)
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Epping Forest (District)
To be known as: Little Laver
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 145, plate 75 | 2426 |
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