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Description: | Gold un-inscribed Iron Age 'Western' type Quarter Stater traditionally attributed to the Dobunni tribe probably dated to the period 50 - 40 BC.In an email Dr de Jersey comments: There are two possibilities to this coins identification. It's more likely to be an uninscribed 'western' type, ie traditionally attributed to the Dobunni, listed in Van Arsdell's 'Celtic Coinage of Britain' as VA 1010-3, and BMC 2942-46. The other option is the quarter stater inscribed 'COR' on the obverse (VA 1039, BMC 3134) - the COR being invisible here due to wear - but this type is much rarer and on balance the uninscribed type is more likely. I Have tried to match the reverse die with our examples of both these types, but there were no matches in the CCI with either type. The coin is light for the type, but it seems to have suffered somewhat, almost as if a deliberate attempt had been made to flatten and scratch it, which must have accounted for the weight loss. Thanks are extended to Dr David Symons of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Dr Philip de Jersey Celtic Coin Index for their help in identifying this coin.
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