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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1846,0128.10
Denomination
quarter stater
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Abstract pattern of crossing lines.
(obverse)
Horse and charioteer, left; lyre below horse.
(reverse)
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Continental Iron Age
Production date
2ndC BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Gaul
Materials
gold
Type series
Gallo-Belgic Bb
(class IIb (Scheers))
Dimensions
Diameter:
12.50 millimetres
Weight:
1.61 grammes
Bibliographic references
Sills 2003 / Gaulish and early British gold coinage
(345)
(type)
Scheers 1977 / Traité de numismatique celtique II. La Gaule Belgique
(series 10, class II, fig. 100)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
equestrian
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date
1846
Acquisition notes
Webber's sale 27/1/1846
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1846,0128.10