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Object Type
Museum number: 1980,0634.44
Denomination: Iron Age only
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Die obliterated. (obverse); Cross. (reverse)
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 80BC-60BC (about)
Production place: Minted in: England
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Ringwood (Ringwood hoard 1979)
Materials
Type series
Dimensions: Diameter: 9 millimetres; Weight: 1.58 grammes
Curator's comments: This coin is among the earliest British coinage, based on the prototype of the Gallo-Belgic Xb 'bullet stater'. The type is found in the area of Dorset and the South coast. Metallurgical analysis RL14379Z: Au 48%, Ag 34%, Cu 18%.
Bibliographic references: Hobbs 1996 / British Iron Age coins in the British Museum (433, p.68); Sills 2003 / Gaulish and early British gold coinage (51, p.315); ABC / Ancient British Coins (2148)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1980
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1980,0634.44

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