CCI 03.0651

Physical Description

• Weight (in g): 0.95

Typological Description

Source: ABC 2220

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 50 BC–20 BC
• Denomination: Quarter-stater
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Durotriges

• Geographic

  • Region: Southwest Britannia

• Obverse

  • Type: Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm

• Reverse

  • Type: Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field, eight-rayed (occ. six or seven rays) lighting flash with rectangular body to each side
• TypeSeries: Ancient British Coins

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Dorchester

References

• Reference: ABC 2220
• Reference: Hobbs 2780-81
• Reference: Spink 369
• Reference: Van Arsdell 1270-78
• Reference: Mack 320

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University