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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-F6B247
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete uninscribed gold quarter stater from the Western region / Dobunni Tribe dating to the period 60-20 BC. The coin is a western derivative of a QC Wheel series (Sills reverse type 16).
Obverse: Wreath type with three large pellets
Reverse: Triple-tailed horse right; above, flower; below, wheel
References:
Rudd / ABC: 2009
BMC: 2942-46
VA: 1010
Notes:
Thanks are given to Sam Moorehead National Finds Adviser for Iron Age and Roman coins based at The British Museum and John Sills who have helped with the identification of this coin.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.53 mm
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 11.8 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
British Museum Catalogue type: 2942-46x
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2009
Obverse description: Wreath type with three large pellets
Obverse inscription: uninscribed
Reverse description: Triple-tailed horse right; above, flower; below, wheel
Reverse inscription: uninscribed
Status: Regular
Coin references
- Hobbs (BM) : 2942-2946
- Rudd (ABC) : 2009
- Van Arsdell (VA) : 1010-3
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
To be known as: Piddle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 165 | 2942-2946 |
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