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COIN
Unique ID: BM-6208EC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A gold Iron Age quarter stater of the Southern Region / Belgae, c.60-20 BC, 'Petal Saltire' type. Obverse: Cruciform wreath motif with saltire of petals, cogwheel and rings in the angles. Reverse: Horse right, cogwheel above, below, and in front, pellets in rings in front and below(?). As ABC, p. 59, no. 809. This type is not listed in BMCIA or VA and according to ABC appears to be only the second recorded example, the first on the PAS database.
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
Weight: 1.11 g
Diameter: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Quarter stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: British Eastern
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 809
Obverse description: Cruciform wreath motif with saltire of petals, cogwheel and rings in the angles.
Reverse description: Horse right, cogwheel above, below, and in front, pellets in rings in front and below(?).
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Near Basingstoke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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