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MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1601 Posts	Posted 10/13/2026 03:38 am Friday last week I purchased 9 coins from another detectorist who was lucky enough to find them while he was out searching in Dorset. They arrived Yesterday. He posted pictures of the hoard in a group on facebook saying he was thinking of selling the coins. I thought it would be rude not to make an offer The coins are from the Durotriges Tribe, PAS DOR-2D6235 is the recorded Number for the hoard. Durotriges were more a tribal confederation than a Tribe. They were one of the groups that issued coinage before the Roman conquest. I thought I would just share one of them with you all as not much Celtic stuff gets posted. Met. 18mm & 3.44g Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 196880 Posts	Posted 10/13/2026 08:28 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9973 Posts	Posted 10/13/2026 09:16 am Very nice, but can you read a year or what it says on it? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34567 Posts	Posted 10/13/2026 4:57 pm Great pick-up and you are right that Celtic coins are not posted here nearly often enough. Are all 9 coins of the same type? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1601 Posts	Posted Yesterday 03:29 am Hi Spence. The coins are all similar type, a few with a slightly different reverse but they are all ABC 2157 to 2169. (Ancient British Coins Book). Quote: Very nice, but can you read a year or what it says on it? The coin I have posted doesn't carry a date on it, it is imagery on these Celtic coins. 'Four branch Billon stater. Wreath, cloak and crescents, four branched objects above (slightly off flan). Two pellets above curve of spike.' There are also 3 branch and 2 branch types. It is from the Durotriges 'Tribe' and is what you would call Mainstream series, Circa 60BC - AD45. When I have cleaned the others I will post a few more Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34567 Posts	Posted Yesterday 08:51 am Quote: When I have cleaned the others I will post a few more Looking forward to that! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 196880 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:05 am Quote: When I have cleaned the others I will post a few more Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 5014 Posts	Posted Yesterday 8:58 pm That one is pretty nice MD, these are really interesting coins. I picked up one over a decade ago somewhere along the way. It has the "thunderbolt" reverse and it has a faint "bump" in the obverse, that is it. I thought it was heavily worn but I guess that all pretty much look like this. * Edited by Staff - Uploaded image here. * Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1601 Posts	Posted Today 4H 14M ago Nice coin that chrsmat71. That type of pattern is called Finney's Thunderbolt. Named after Ian Finney who's thunderbolt coin was the first to be published. I've seen it on gold quarter Staters before but not on silver. The one's I have are going to auction, apart from one that I really like. Report this Post to the Staff
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