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Unique ID: SUR-5B9BB4
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Iron Age uninscribed gold uniface Gallo-Belgic stater (18.9mm, 6.22g) of Gallic War type, attributed to the Ambiani and dating to the mid first century BC. Obverse: plain. Reverse: sinuous horse, pellet below, pellets above, eye shaped motif behind. As ABC 16 / Mack 27.
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: 2.7 mm
Weight: 6.22 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Tribe: Ambiani
Geographic provenance: Continental Belgic
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 16
Obverse description: Plain
Reverse description: Sinuous horse, right.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5827
Four figure Latitude: 51.03943821
Four figure longitude: -1.17412354
1:25K map: SU5827
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |