Gold Plated ¼ Stater Irstead Trefoil / Irstead Trefoil Two Dots Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	5-10
Value	¼ Stater
Currency	Stater
Composition	Złoto plated brąz
Weight	0.9 g
Diameter	12 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 488068
References	ABC# cf. 1474 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# cf. 629 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 430 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# cf. 3436 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , COI# cf. 59 Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

Series: Denominational Period II

Obverse

(en) Latticed square on two opposed crescents. Projecting branch above and below. Two pellets above and below crescents.

Reverse

(en) Horse stepping right. Trefoil above. Ringed pellet below.

Comments

(en)

1 in the Celtic Coin Index (CCI 10.0905).
1 in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
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.

The illustrated coin is in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (5-10)												(en) Base core
ND (5-10)												(en) Gold plated

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