▁and ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁This ▁figure ▁was ▁arrived ▁at ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁military ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁comparison : ▁Dr ▁John ▁S ills ▁stated , ▁"[ A ] ▁gold ▁stat er ▁perhaps ▁bought ▁around ▁a ▁month ’ s ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC ▁and ▁five ▁gold ▁stat ers ▁an ▁inf antry man ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁a ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁BC , ▁with ▁ten ▁gold ▁stat ers ▁bu ying ▁a ▁caval ry man ." ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁observations ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁find ▁in ▁Al ton , ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁Dr ▁Roger ▁B land ▁and ▁John ▁Or na - Or n stein ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁suggested ▁a ▁gold ▁stat er ▁would ▁be ▁worth ▁around ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁when ▁mint ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Fre cken ham ▁stat ers ▁were ▁composed ▁of ▁an ▁al loy ▁mix ▁of ▁ 4 0 % ▁co pper , ▁ 2 0 % ▁silver ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁gold , ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" rose ▁gold ", ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁account ▁in ▁the ▁valu ation . ▁The ▁collect ors ' ▁guide , ▁Sp ink ' s ▁Co ins ▁of ▁England ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁val ued ▁each ▁coin ▁to ▁a ▁bu yer ▁at ▁£ 2 5 0 – £ 7 0 0 , ▁depending ▁on ▁condition . ▁Each ▁coin ▁we ighed ▁just ▁over ▁. ▁ ▁Import