Record ID: HESH-B49698
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Armorican stater of the Coriosolitae (Type II) dated to around 56 BC Reference: ABC 70 Images of the coin were sent to Dr Philip de Jeresey who writes: This is an Armorican type stater and it is in fact precisely the same type as the coin illustrated as ABC 70. It's a stater of the Coriosolitae, the final type in the series (rather confusingly known as class II), generally dated to c.56 BC. It has been suggested that this was a confederal Armorican issue, struck by the Coriosolitae on behalf of the coalition of Armorican tribes fighting Caesar. They are the commonest…
Created on: Friday 27th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 10th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.