8 Iron Age twofaced gold staters from Wokefield
Iron Age
- Dimensions
- Each coin approximately 1.93cm in circumference and 5.72g in weight
- Vendor
- confidential
Metal detectorists discovered this hoard of eight Iron Age gold coins near Wokefield, West Berkshire, in 2017.
The coins are known as Selsey Two-Faced staters, and feature a design on both sides. All eight have a three-tailed running horse on one face, while the reverse sides show a range of figures and symbols, including shapes resembling a chicken and a stalk of wheat or barley.
The coins now join more than a dozen other local coin hoards held by West Berkshire Museum.
Provenance
A hoard of 8 Iron Age gold staters (coins) found whilst metal detecting in Wokefield, West Berkshire in 2017