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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1901,0503.503
Denomination
quarter stater
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Stylised head, right.
(obverse)
Stylised horse, right; crescent above.
(reverse)
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Continental Iron Age
Production date
3rdC BC-2ndC BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Gaul
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Diameter:
12.50 millimetres
Weight:
1.99 grammes
Bibliographic references
Delestrée & Tache I / Nouvel Atlas des Monnaies Gauloises I. De la Seine au Rhin
(41)
(type)
Scheers 1977 / Traité de numismatique celtique II. La Gaule Belgique
(series 11, fig. 111)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
horse/ass
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Léon Morel
Acquisition date
1901
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1901,0503.503