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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1900.176.AB38 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name coin, Gallo-Belgic E, Mack 27, stater, 57 BC = 45 BC Description This complete Iron Age gold coin is an uninscribed uniface Gallo-Belgic stater. The front (obverse) shows a horse with a crescent above. The (back) reverse is plain. The coin dates from 60 to 50 BC and is known as the Gallic War Uniface Type. ABC 16; VA 50-56This coin is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town. Production period Iron Age Material metal Dimensions diameter: 15.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1900.176.AB38
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

coin, Gallo-Belgic E, Mack 27, stater, 57 BC = 45 BC
Description

This complete Iron Age gold coin is an uninscribed uniface Gallo-Belgic stater. The front (obverse) shows a horse with a crescent above. The (back) reverse is plain. The coin dates from 60 to 50 BC and is known as the Gallic War Uniface Type. ABC 16; VA 50-56This coin is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town.
Production period

Iron Age
Material

metal
Dimensions

Details