Durotriges 58BC-43AD Gold/Silver Stater Cranbourne Chase

Durotriges 58BC-43AD Gold/Silver Stater Cranbourne Chase.

Wreath, cloak and crescents. / Disjointed horse with rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, roughly 3 horizontal lines as tail, pellet below and twelve pellets above.

ABC2157, S365, 17mm, 6.07g

Small dent below horse.

A very early coin judging by its weight, this type found to have some gold content when analysed which has lead to these being referred to as ‘white gold’ coins. This example certainly appears to have a gold colour in daylight.

Found near Dorchester, Dorset in 2015.