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Unique ID: LANCUM-29BDD7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
British Iron Age gold stater, North Eastern uninscribed series (often ascribed to the Corieltavi), British H or North East Coast type, c. 60-50 BC.
ABC (Cottam et al 2010) 1716; VA (Van Arsdell 1989) 800; BMC (Hobbs 1996) 182-183A.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.05 g
Diameter: 21.18 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013
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Other reference: 50 Finds from Cumbria
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Obverse description: Stylised bust of Apollo
Reverse description: Stylised horse
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
No references cited so far.