Incredibly rare ancient gold coin found in UK field

An ancient stater, only the second of its kind ever found, has been discovered. It is likely evidence of trade between two tribes in the U.K. thousands of years ago. Unearthed by a metal detectorist in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the coin dates back to around 50-10BC. It is a variant of a Corieltauvi tribe gold stater, made by a Celtic tribe that occupied Lincolnshire.

The coin was found in what was the Iron-Age territory of the Parisi tribe. The Corieltavian mint was sited at Sleaford. Leicester was the Roman capital of the Corieltauvi tribe, with the mint being one of their workshops. The coin weighs 5.5g, with a composition of 33% gold, 54% copper and 9.5% silver. It has five dots on it with a depiction of a horse below it. It is the fifth pellet on the coin that makes it incredibly rare. Corieltauvi staters always had four pellets - or so everyone thought until a five-domino was recently found. The stater is likely evidence of trading between the Corieltauvi and Parisi tribes. The stater was sold at auction for £3,300.