SF-132D0D: Iron Age coin: gold quarter stater struck for the East Anglian Iceni

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COIN

Unique ID: SF-132D0D

Object type certainty: Certain
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A gold Iron Age uninscribed quarter stater struck for the East-Anglian Iceni, Rudd's 'Irstead Smiler' type dating c.40-10 BC. As ABC 1480.

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 40 BC
Date to: Circa 10 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 11.19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th September 2017

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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
Tribe: Iceni
Geographic provenance: British East Anglia
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 1480
Obverse description: Quadral ('quadral s') cross by six curved lines, leaf to either side with two curved lines, pellet in ring above
Reverse description: Horse right with forked tail, above a crescent, pellet ring above tail. Single pellet in ring below horse, single pellets below head and tail
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Snetterton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on field
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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Updated: 6 years ago

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