CELTIC, Britain. Durotriges. Uninscribed. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. AR Stater (18mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; pellets above, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail, zigzag and pellet pattern between two parallel exergue lines. Van Arsdell 1235-1; SCBC 366. EF. Reverse well centered.
Ex Isle of Wight Hoard.
The Isle of Wight Hoard was discovered by metal detectorists near the town of Brighstone on 19 October 2005. Consisting of 967 Durotrigan silver staters, most of the hoard were of the Cranborne Chase type (Van Arsdell 1235-1). All of the coins were recorded and photographed by the British Museum before being returned to the finders and landowner. Many have gone to market since. See Coin News (February 2006), p. 32, for further details
