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Unique ID: WILT-8DE82D
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper-alloy Iron Age stater of the Durotriges (South Western) dating to the period c. 58 BC - AD 43. Hod Hill type. Obverse depicts wreath, cloak, and crescents. Reverse depicts a disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents four vertical legs, roughly horizontal lines for tail, pellet below, many pellets above.
Cf ABC p. 111, no. 2175
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 58 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 15.51 mm
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Other reference: SSWM5143
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
Geographic provenance: British South Western
Obverse description: Wreath with horizontal leaves, cloak and crescents.
Reverse description: Disjointed horse left.
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU1719
Four figure Latitude: 50.97016901
Four figure longitude: -1.75926512
1:25K map: SU1719
1:10K map: SU11NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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