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Summary

Gold coin of the Dobunni. According to old documentary records, this was found near a hut circle near "Bellator", and is in the possession of Lord Talbot de Malahide (1873). Probably near Bellever Tor.

Summary from record MDV15073:
Gold coin reported to have been found near 'Bellator' (Bellever Tor) around 1870. Obverse: convex with fern leaf/ear of corn depicted. Reverse: disjointed horse, crescent and pellet or small cross. Also the last two letters of what is presumed to be the legend "catti".

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67NW63
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 442696
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/124
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/70/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234718.

Lord talbot de malahide/arch. J. /27(1870)218. Gold coin found near bellator, near princetown. Obverse: convex with fern leaf/ear of corn depicted. Reverse: disjointed horse, crescent and pellet or small cross. Also the last two letters of what is presumed to be the legend "catti" (de malahide).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234720.

Mack, r. P. /the coinage of ancient britain/(1964)130,191;pl24. Iron age gold stater inscribed "catti" (evans type 14) of the dobunni found "at bellator tor, near princetown" (bellever tor) according to radford 1955, a short time before 1870. Allen locates it at sx4769 where there is a berra tor, but variant spellings of bellever given by worth suggest that radford is correct (nmr citing malahide, mack, worth and radford).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234721.

Worth, r. H. /dartmoor/(1953)500.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV246110.

See also sx46ne/530.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV246113.

Copeland-borlase, w. /archaeological journal/27(1870)218.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV246114.

Copeland-borlase, w. /archaeological journal/30(1873)342.

Evans, J., 1890, Ancient British Coins Supplement, 488 (Monograph). SDV246112.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1955, SX67NW63 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV246111.

Gold coin of the Dobunni (Gold coin of the Dobunni (a stater of the Dobunni inscribed CATTI).
Found near a hut circle near "Bellator", near Princetown and is in the possession of Lord Talbot de Malahide (Archaeological Journal, XXVII, 1870, 218).
(07/12/1955) This coin was probably found near Bellever Tor; 'Bellator Tor' is not marked on the OS 6" or 1" within a 10 mile radius of Princetown (citing C. A. R. Radford).
(08/12/1955) Probably Belliver (citing Lady A. Fox).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX46NE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV246115.

An Iron Age gold coin (Dobunni-inscribed) was found at 'Bellator Tor' about 1870. Its present whereabouts are not recorded.
A duplicate record created (MDV14127) due to an error in the location of 'Bellator Tor'.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 08/02/2022 (Website). SDV364039.

[442696 / SX67NW63] (SX 6476) An Iron Age gold stater inscribed CATTI (Evans type I4) of the Dobunni was found "at Bellator Tor, near Princetown" (Bellever Tor) according to C.A.R. Radford, 1955, a short time before 1870. It was in the possession of Lord Talbot de Malahide. D.F. Allen (3) locates it at SX 4769 were there is a Berra Tor but variant spellings of Bellever given by Worth suggest that Radford is correct. (1-5)
Sources ?
Ref Title (& comments) Year SoR Pages Volume Notes
1 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Arch J 27 1870 218 (Lord Talbot de Malahide)
2 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION The Coinage of Ancient Britain 1964 130 191 Plate 24 (R P Mack)
3 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Problems of the Iron Age in S Britain 1958 254 (S S Frere)
4 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Dartmoor 1953 500 (R H Worth)
5 Annotated Record Map
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Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV3239 - COIN (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Events

• EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
• EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
• EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
• EDV8489 - Excavation at shelter, Bellever Tor
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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