Iron Age gold coin, North of Stagden Cross (EHER 881)
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Summary
An Iron Age gold coin of Addedomaros (Mack ed II, no 270) found in 1978 with metal detector at Stagden Cross when a trench was dug.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 63 14 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH EASTER, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
An Iron Age Gold Quarter Stater, a coin of Addedomaros (Mack ed II, no 270). It was found in 1978 with metal detector at Stagden Cross when a trench was dug. It was then sold to the owner. Drawings in SMR of obverse and reverse. <1> <2> <3>
The coin is a quarter stater, Mack 270, Allen LX2. Allen records some 5 findspots. Owner has not seen one outside the British Museum who have four or five. P J Drury arranging to photograph the coin. <4>
Two photos in SMR of obverse and reverse. <5>
Finds
Sources
- --- SEX13107 Monograph: Mack, R.P.. 1953. The Coinage of Ancient Britain.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX3259 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Owner.
- <3> SEX134 Graphic material: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <4> SEX3260 DESC TEXT: Sellers, J.E.?. 1978. Iron Age Gold Coin. No 62, Spring, p14.
- <5> SEX3261 Photograph: Unknown. 1978. TL61. 2 frames.
- <6> SEX77822 Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1978. Essex Archaeology and History Newsletter, 62 (Spring). 62. p 14.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL61
- NRHE identifier: 762166
- National Monuments Record: TL 61 SW 35