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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-78C304
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded Iron Age silver plated copper-alloy uninscribed South-Western type stater (c. 50 BC-c. 20 BC). The coin is attributed to the Durotriges.
Obverse: Degraded head of Apollo right
Reverse: Disjointed and pelleted horse left
Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 3.20g. DA=12:7.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-5-208
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Durotriges
Geographic provenance: British South Western
Obverse description: Degraded head of Apollo right
Reverse description: Disjointed and pelleted horse left
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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