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Unique ID: DEV-296E62
Object type certainty: Certain
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British Iron Age gold stater of Western Region / Dobunni, struck by Antedios, dating to AD 10 to 40. 'Anted rig' type. ABC p. 106, no.2066, VA 1066/1069, BMC 3023-3027.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 10
Date to: Circa AD 40
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.27 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2018 - Sunday 18th November 2018
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: ANTED (Dobunni)
Tribe: Dobunni
Geographic provenance: British Western
British Museum Catalogue type: 3023-3027x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1066.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2066
Obverse description: Three tailed horse going right with two crescents and two pellets above the back above which is the legend with three pellets above, V below tail, saltire and whell below horses belly, head of horse and details to right unclear.
Obverse inscription: ANTED [RI...]V, The D is Roman with a cross bar possibly suggesting an oval theta has been over cut with a vertical line to create the D
Reverse description: Vertical line reaching the top edge of the coin with five short side branches to each side near the base. Probably pellet at the base
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very 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.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Cottam, E., de Jersey, P., Rudd, C. and Sills, J. | 2010 | Ancient British Coins | Aylsham | Chris Rudd |