Lot 1003
Britain, Durotriges. BI Stater (4.56 g), ca. 65 BC-AD 45. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. Devolved head of Apollo right. Reverse: Disjointed horse left. Van Arsdell 1235-1; ABC 2157; SCBC 366. An area of softness on the obverse as struck. Lightly toned. NGC grade MS; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $400 - 500
Ex Winterbourne Strickland Hoard (PAS WILT-DF1BB7).
Discovered in summer 2013, the Winterbourne Stickland hooard was a rare Iron Age Hoard found in the county of Dorset, South West England, close to Maiden Castle, thought to be the capital of the Durotriges. They were the only tribe who did not add inscriptions to their coins and the only stribe to strike a stater in silver. The Cranbourne Chase stater envolved from a 4th Century BC Macedonian gold stater and was introduced around 60 BC and gradually debasedd until it disappeared around the time of the Claudian invasion in AD 43.
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