This the first stater that I have ever found, coins from this era have always eluded me...........until now.
Coin is bronze and was found only a few inches down with my Deus in the Lite mode, standard Deus Fast program but on 8 KHz, 11 inch coil, 2 tones and V2 version software.
Quite difficult to work out the full ID of the coin but thanks to a UK forum member he gave me the ancient tribe from where it originated from. (I live in Somerset UK)
Scale is mm.
Thanks for looking...........Doug.
Similar type of coin for illustration.
Durotriges.
"Centred in Dorset, this people were also found in southern parts of Wiltshire and Somerset and western Dorset. This was a people that minted and used coins before the Roman Conquest, but there is no evidence from the coins or burials for a strong dynasty of kings. Rather the Durotriges seem to have been a loosely knit confederation of smaller tribal groups at the time of the Roman conquest. One of these smaller tribal groups that lived around Dorchester, buried their dead in inhumation cemeteries.
A unique feature of the Durotriges at this time was that they still occupied hillforts. Although hillforts are one of the most well known features of the Iron Age, most were no longer occupied at turn of the first millennium. Best known of these Durotrigean hillforts is that of Maiden Castle near Dorchester, others include South Cadbury Castle and Hod Hill.
A major trading centre existed at Hengistbury Head from which cross-channel trade with Gaul was controlled. This may be the settlement called Dunium by Ptolemy which was located on the border between the Durotiges and Atrebates. Cross channel trade was not an important source of goods for the Durotriges, who preferred local products."
Coin is bronze and was found only a few inches down with my Deus in the Lite mode, standard Deus Fast program but on 8 KHz, 11 inch coil, 2 tones and V2 version software.
Quite difficult to work out the full ID of the coin but thanks to a UK forum member he gave me the ancient tribe from where it originated from. (I live in Somerset UK)
Scale is mm.
Thanks for looking...........Doug.
Similar type of coin for illustration.
Durotriges.
"Centred in Dorset, this people were also found in southern parts of Wiltshire and Somerset and western Dorset. This was a people that minted and used coins before the Roman Conquest, but there is no evidence from the coins or burials for a strong dynasty of kings. Rather the Durotriges seem to have been a loosely knit confederation of smaller tribal groups at the time of the Roman conquest. One of these smaller tribal groups that lived around Dorchester, buried their dead in inhumation cemeteries.
A unique feature of the Durotriges at this time was that they still occupied hillforts. Although hillforts are one of the most well known features of the Iron Age, most were no longer occupied at turn of the first millennium. Best known of these Durotrigean hillforts is that of Maiden Castle near Dorchester, others include South Cadbury Castle and Hod Hill.
A major trading centre existed at Hengistbury Head from which cross-channel trade with Gaul was controlled. This may be the settlement called Dunium by Ptolemy which was located on the border between the Durotiges and Atrebates. Cross channel trade was not an important source of goods for the Durotriges, who preferred local products."
