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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-002CAA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn very debased gold and copper alloy stater dating to the Late Iron Age. The uniface stater appears to be an issue of the Atrebates or the Regini dating to the period 60-50 BC. The stiking on the reverse of the flan is poor and also over half of it is off-flan. This is most likely to be a 'Selsey Uniface' type (ABC 488) howeverthe charioteers arm above the horse appears to be formed of three limbs, similar to ABC 521 of the Regini. However the latter is a very rare coin so on balance that recorded here is more likely to be the former issue. This may be a contemporary copy which could explain the poor quality of the metal and striking.
Subsequent actions
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 60 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.8 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OXPAS2015.379
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Atrebates
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 488
Obverse description: Plain
Reverse description: Horse right, wheel below, 2 or 3 armed charioteer above
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Contemporary copy
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3262
Four figure Latitude: 51.35617702
Four figure longitude: -1.54183383
1:25K map: SU3262
1:10K map: SU36SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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