Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-161EBC
Object type certainty: Certain
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An imported gold Iron Age stater of the Ambiani/Gallia Belgica, dating to c. 60-50 BC (Gallic war uniface). Obverse: plain. Reverse: sinuous horse right. As ABC p. 28, no. 16.
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 50 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.86 mm
Weight: 6.14 g
Diameter: 18.85 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 13th July 2018
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Uninscribed
Geographic provenance: Continental Belgic
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 16
Obverse description: Plain
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: Sinuous horse right.
Reverse inscription: -
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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