Gold Plated Stater - Cunobelinus Plastic B Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain)
Król	Cunobeline (9-40)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	20-43
Value	Stater (1)
Currency	Stater
Composition	Złoto plated brąz
Weight	5.23 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 465460
References	ABC# cf. 2789 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# cf. 2010-07 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 286 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# 1814 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Sills# cf. 563 John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

Series: Plastic

Obverse

(en) Corn ear (barley) of asymmetric grain pairs (five or six) without central stalk, widely-fanned bristles from every grain. Stalk sprouts from a pellet, sometimes with arcs wither side. Inscription with expanded serifs either side.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: CA-MV

Unabridged legend: Camulodunon.

Reverse

(en) Horse galloping right with pellet mane. Branch above. Inscription below on exergual line and continued in front of the horse. Pellets above and below the branch and below the horse. Beaded border.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: CVNO-B

Unabridged legend: Cunobelinus.

Mint

CAMV	Camulodunum, modern-day Colchester, United Kingdom

Comments

(en)

1 in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
1 in the British Museum.
The above counts include duplicates.

Many Celtic coins have been found consisting of a base metal core, sometimes with a precious metal coating. Often these appear to have been forgeries, but many appear to have been struck using the same dies as official coins, making their status less clear. This coin may therefore be a contemporary counterfeit or an official issue.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (20-43)												(en) Base core
ND (20-43)												(en) Gold plated

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