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Description: | An Iron Age early uninscribed British South Western B'Chute' type gold stater, reverse-dished. Measures 17.17mm and weighs 3.83g. The reverse is slightly off-struck.Obverse: Abstract head of Apollo facing right, leaves downwardsReverse: Disjointed horse going left, triple tail, crab beneath, shrimp (possibly) aboveCoins of this type were produced in the Dorset-Wiltshire-Isle of Wight area in around 80-60 BC. During the late Iron Age this area is thought to have been inhabited by a people known as the Durotriges.Reference: Van Arsdell 1205-1; BMC 35-76; ABC 746
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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