Coin, stater, Britain, 90-70 BC
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
90-70 BC
Gold coin; Denomination: Stater This is a Westerham type stater (named after a small hoard of coins of this type found at Westerham in Kint in 1927). It is also classed as British A, the first coins struck after settlement in Britain by people moving from Belgic-Gaul. Its design is copied from the Gallo-Belgic types, ultimately based on Macedinian models.
It depicts the head of Apollo, now mostly signified by his wreath of leaves, and a horse now a series of lines crescents and pellets. Obverse: Portions of laureate head of Apollo to right. Reverse: Disintegrated horse composed of dots, lines & crescents to the right; exergal line decorated with zig-zag pattern. Edge: plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 17 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.4 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Britain
- Series recorded
- Celtic
- Denomination recorded
- Stater
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-76897
- Museum object name
- Coin - Stater, Britain, 90-70 BC
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 5
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.