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Description: | An Iron Age coin die, late 2nd century BC. This die (punch) was used in the production of so called "Gallo-Belgic A" staters or ancient imitations of this coinage. It is the upper or reverse die, which carries a horse and chariot design ultimately derived from the gold staters of Philip II of Macedon. John Sills (Oxford University) has provisionally identified the image as a late style reverse, similar to (Sills, Gaulish and early British gold coinage, 2003) series 7, amongst the final stages in Gallo-Belgic A production.The die is cylindrical in shape with the incised design on the flat circular lower surface. The upper surface is irregular with a rough circular raised section in the centre. The die is 29.5 mm high, 26mm in diameter, and weighs 91.22 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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