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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.12708
Denomination
stater
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Stylised head of Apollo, right.
(obverse)
Stylised horse, right. Forelegs of horse form two branches of star before horse.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Atrebates/Regni
(attributed to)
Europe: Atrebates/Regni
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Southern British Iron Age
Production date
80BC-60BC
(about)
Production place
Minted in:
England
(central Southern)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Yarmouth
(Yarmouth hoard 1867 (probably))
Materials
gold
Type series
British C
Yarmouth
Dimensions
Diameter:
20 millimetres
Weight:
6.14 grammes
Curator's comments
Metallurgical analysis RLD368: Au 30%, Ag 48%, Cu 22%
Bibliographic references
Hobbs 1996 / British Iron Age coins in the British Museum
(78, p.50)
Van Arsdell 1989 / Celtic Coinage of Britain
(1220)
(type)
Evans 1864 / The Coins of the Ancient Britons
(Supplement Pl.K10)
ABC / Ancient British Coins
(518)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
horse/ass
Associated names
Representation of:
Apollo
Acquisition date
1867
(or later)
Acquisition notes
Not previously registered. Thought to be from the Yarmouth 1867 hoard and recorded as such by Evans.
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
R.12708