Record ID: BH-BED523
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A contemporary forgery of an Iron Age gold stater. British Museum classification: Early Uninscribed 'A' Gold - 'Westerham' Type (Hobbs 1996: 48, cf. contemporary forgeries nos. 33 and 34). The core of the coin has been made from heavily debased silver, with no trace of the original gilt surface surviving. Dimensions: diameter: 18.7mm; thickness: 2mm. Weight: 2.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne St. Martin', grid reference and parish protected.