DEV-448261: Iron Age pale gold durotrigan uninscribed stater

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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-448261

Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age pale gold stater (uninscr.), dating to c. 60 - 20 BC. (South Western) Durotriges, BMC 2525-2546, Van Arsdell (1989: 294) no. 1235.01.

A small section of the flan, between 3 and 6 o'clock, has been lost to an unworn break.

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
Length: 17.8 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 4.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Friday 21st July 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt: 019274

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)


Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Secondary ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Tribe: Durotriges
Geographic provenance: British South Western
British Museum Catalogue type: 2525-2546x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1235.01
Obverse description: Abstract head of apollo right; transverse line ending in crescent dividing wreath with upwards pointing leaves. Hollow crescents to lower right.
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Disjointed horse left, pellet below, eliptical pellet immediately above and eliptical wheel to upper right. Pellets above.
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kilmington CP

Spatial coordinates


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

References cited

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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