coin
coin
coin
  • Object number
    A2462/2
  • Description
    Coin; gold stater; Obv: remnant of Apollo? head; Rev: Celticized horse; probably originated in Gaul (France); shows some surface wear. Part of the Higham hoard of 11 gold staters found packed into a hollow fossil sponge, plugged with clay. Recovered by Mr J Hill during excavations in 26/12/1912. Reported by G C Brooke in the in Numismatic Chronicle 1923, p.156.
  • Production period
    1st century BC, Iron Age
  • Object name
    coin, gold stater
  • Material
    gold
  • Dimensions
    • diameter: 12 mm