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Description: | A scattered hoard of 18 Iron Age gold staters.The CoinsThe coins consist of 4 gold staters and 14 gold quarter staters of types, the majority of which are types associated with the Cantii, a people thought to have inhabited parts of modern Kent during the late Iron Age. The three LZ3 type staters are traditionally associated with the people known as the Trinovantes, and are also found in the South-Eastern area of England. All were produced from the mid to late first century BC. The composition of the present group is similar to the earlier finds.Some of the coins had the superficial appearance of plated coins (ancient forgeries). Analysis at the British Museum found them not to be plated (see attached report).The coins are summarised below:1. Uninscribed British LZ3 stater Weight: 5.54gCf. VA 1507 = BMC 347 2. Uninscribed British LZ3 stater Weight: 5.44g Cf. VA 1507 = BMC 347 3. Uninscribed British LZ3 stater Weight: 5.53g Cf. VA 1507 = BMC 3474. Uninscribed British LZ1 stater Weight: 5.50g VA 144 = BMC 2466 5. 'DIRAS' type quarter stater Weight: 1.35g Cf. CCI 06.0856; 06.0857 6. Uninscribed British LY3 quarter stater Weight: 1.38g VA 158 = BMC 3717. Uninscribed British LY3 quarter stater Weight: 1.36g VA 158 = BMC 371 (traces of design on obverse)8. Uninscribed British LY3 quarter stater Weight: 1.35g VA 158 = BMC 371 (traces of design on obverse, two pellets below horse)9. Uninscribed British LY3 quarter stater Weight: 1.36g VA 158 = BMC 37110. Uninscribed British LY3 quarter stater Weight: 1.39g VA 158 = BMC 371 (traces of design on obverse, two pellets below horse)11. Uninscribed British PB 'trophy' quarter stater Weight: 1.37g VA 145 var. = BMC 44412. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.43g VA 151 = BMC 246913. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.31g VA 151 = BMC 246914. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.35g VA 151 = BMC 246915. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.35g VA 151 = BMC 246916. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.36g VA 151 = BMC 246917. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.28g VA 151 = BMC 246918. Uninscribed British LZ2 quarter stater Weight: 1.32g VA 151 = BMC 2469VA = Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage of Britain, London, 1989BMC = Hobbs, British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum 1996
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