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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-D03BE7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An iron-age gold quarter stater uninscribed but of a type attributed to Dubnovellaunos c.20-5 BC (VA 163) (ABC309) Horse right with pentagram below. Star behind and a pellet in a cirle above. Two pellets, one either side of neck Banding on reverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 20 BC
Date to: Circa 5 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 11.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th May 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Dubnovellaunos
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 163.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 309
Obverse description: Horse right with pentagram below
Obverse inscription: uninscribed
Reverse description: Banding on reverse
Reverse inscription: uninscribed
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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