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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1878,0305.55
Denomination
quarter stater
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Abstract design derived from head of Apollo, right.
(obverse)
Stylised horse, left; flower above horse.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Atrebates/Regni
(attributed to)
Europe: Atrebates/Regni
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Southern British Iron Age
Production date
60BC-20BC
(about)
Production place
Minted in:
England
(central Southern)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Selsey
(Selsey / East Wittering finds c. 1873)
Excavated/Findspot:
East Wittering
Materials
gold
Type series
British QC
Dimensions
Diameter:
11.50 millimetres
Weight:
1.01 grammes
Curator's comments
Metallurgical analysis RL11370R: Au 43%, Ag 32%, Cu 25%
Bibliographic references
Hobbs 1996 / British Iron Age coins in the British Museum
(538, p.73)
Van Arsdell 1989 / Celtic Coinage of Britain
(232)
(var.)
Evans 1864 / The Coins of the Ancient Britons
(Supplement Pl. L9)
ABC / Ancient British Coins
(569)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
horse/ass
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Ernest H Willett
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1878,0305.55