ESS-175E83: Uninscribed British G stater, possibly a contemporary copy

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-175E83

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Early British uninscribed. Gold stater, British G type. Probably a contemporary copy given its light weight and debased colour.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 75 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.46 mm
Weight: 5.12 g
Diameter: 21 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Obverse description: Head right above a line, crossed by leaf and triplets
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Horse facing right, exergue line, above are pellets, a wheel before and a pellet behind, a wheel behind and above tail
Reverse inscription: None
Status: Contemporary copy

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
To be known as: Broomfield

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hobbs, R.	1996	British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum	London	British Museum Press		153-163

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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