Gold Plated Stater Early Clacton Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	60 BC - 50 BC
Value	Stater (1)
Currency	Stater
Composition	Gold plated bronze
Weight	3.94 g
Diameter	18.54 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 467558
References	ABC# cf. 2329 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# cf. 1455 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 27 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# cf. 145-79 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# cf. 46a Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Series: Clacton

Obverse

Wreath with leaves upwards, cloak and crude profile.

Reverse

Small horse right. Many pellets above. Star below horse's nose. Decorated pellet (two arms extending downwards) and ring below. Coffee bean below horse's tail. Zigzag in crescentic exergue.

Comments

2 in the Celtic Coin Index (CCI 11.0490, CCI 11.0491).
1 in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.

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 2.0).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (60 BC - 50 BC)												Base core
ND (60 BC - 50 BC)												Gold plated

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