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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 action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 60 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.8 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 4.13 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Friday 21st July 2017
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Other reference: SCC receipt: 019274
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete
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
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.