HAMP-ADE8D8: Iron Age coin : Southern gold stater of Verica

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-ADE8D8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

An Iron Age Southern gold inscribed stater of Verica, Rudd's 'Verica Warrior Daisy' type (ABC 1184), dating to AD 10-40 (Rudd 2010; 71).
The coin is dished to the reverse.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

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 AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 14.7 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 5.29 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd August 2015 - Sunday 2nd August 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Verica
Tribe: Atrebates
Geographic provenance: British Southern
British Museum Catalogue type: 1145x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 461.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1184
Obverse description: COM.F in rectangle, pellet in ring above and below, three pellets outside rectangle to right.
Reverse description: Warrior on horse right, holding spear, pellet daisy (central pellet with six around) behind, four pellets below foreleg, VIR below horse; all within a beaded border.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular

Coin references

  • Hobbs (BM) : 1145
  • Rudd (ABC) : 1184

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6433
Four figure Latitude: 51.09274836
Four figure longitude: -1.08749698
1:25K map: SU6433
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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