Durotriges White Gold/Silver Stater
Cranborne Chase
6.05g 19.9mm
ABC - 2157
VA - 1235-1
Spink - 365
Obverse:
Wreath, cloak and crescents
Reverse:
Disjointed horse l. crescents body, pellet below, many pellets above.
Striking split otherwise good very fine, toned, all the essential details clear and centred, a heavy coin for this type. Although the exact alloy content cannot be ascertained without individual metallurgical analysis, the research conducted by Dr D. Robinson would estimate the gold content for this weight to be somewhere between 11 and 21%.
Ex G. Cottam Collection [Bt A. Cherry 19 Jun 1993]
Found Badbury Rings, Dorset
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Specific References
Durotriges White Gold/Silver Stater
Cranborne Chase
6.05g 19.9mm
ABC - 2157
VA - 1235-1
Spink - 365
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