CCI 65.0242

Physical Description

• Weight (in g): 0.7

Typological Description

Source: ABC 2214

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 50 BC–AD 40
• Denomination: Quarter-stater
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Durotriges

• Geographic

  • Region: Southwest Britannia

• Obverse

  • Type: Traces of ‘three men in a boat’ design

• Reverse

  • Type: Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field, various motifs including object (rodent?), one or more double rings, and one or two ‘clamshell’ motifs to each side
• TypeSeries: Ancient British Coins

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Description: Maiden Castle
• Findspot: West Dorset

References

• Reference: ABC 2214
• Reference: Hobbs 2748-70
• Reference: Spink 368
• Reference: Van Arsdell 1260
• Reference: Mack 319

Administrative History

• Collection: Dorset County Museum, Dorchester

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University