Gold quarter stater
description
Gold quarter stater of Snettisham type, dating to around 15 BC to AD 5.
It is an Iceni issue (1.15g) that corresponds to Talbot Dies A (obverse) and 2 (reverse). This is a very rare variety, with the elaborate reverse die, which depicts a right-facing horse with a large pellet on its chest.
The coin was found in a silted-up channel that had once been a tributary of the River Lark, and it is possible that it had been deliberately placed as an offering.
Other information & metadata
Site location: Mildenhall, Suffolk
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Iron Age and Saxon settlements
Discovery context: Palaeochannel
Link:
Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon settlement at Mildenhall Hub, Suffolk – website article
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Dimensions
Diameter: 23mm
