BUC-608FC0: Iron Age coin: Silver stater of the Durotriges tribe

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-608FC0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver iron age stater of the Durotribes tribe dating from c.58 BC - AD 43. Possible Cranborne Chase type. The coin is worn, and possibly has a copper alloy core. ABC 2169, VA1235-1 , BMC 2555-636, 2641-46, 2648-86, S 366-67.

Notes:

This coin was purchased direct from finder in 1998.

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 58 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.11 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1998 - Wednesday 12th October 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4564

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Stater (silver)
Tribe: Durotriges
Geographic provenance: British South Western
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1235.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2169
Obverse description: Wreath, cloak and crescents
Reverse description: Disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, pellet below, pellets above
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Status: Regular

Coin references

Rudd (ABC) : 2169

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Sixpenny Handley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9917
Four figure Latitude: 50.95243085
Four figure longitude: -2.01560872
1:25K map: ST9917
1:10K map: ST91NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: First date - Discovery. Second date - find handed in for recording.

References cited

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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