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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
EH,p39.27.Brit
Denomination
Iron Age only
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
(obverse)
Horse, right.
(reverse)
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Continental Iron Age
Production date
2ndC BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Gaul
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Carn Brea
(Carn Brea hoard)
Materials
gold
Type series
Gallo-Belgic Aa
(class 5 (Sills))
Dimensions
Diameter:
14 millimetres
Weight:
1.56 grammes
Curator's comments
This coin (from the 1749 Carn Brea hoard) was illustrated in Borlase's Natural History of Cornwall pl.xxix fig.8 (Evans 1864 p.50).
Bibliographic references
Sills 2003 / Gaulish and early British gold coinage
(281)
(type)
Scheers 1977 / Traité de numismatique celtique II. La Gaule Belgique
(series 8, class IV)
(type)
Hawkins 1837 / Greek Acquisitions prior to 1837
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
horse/ass
Associated names
Representation of:
Apollo
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
EH,p39.27.Brit