Silver Plated Stater Cranborne Chase Contemporary Counterfeit

€463,741.00
IssuerDurotriges tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year58 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueStater (1)
CurrencyStater
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight4.0 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ABC#cf. 2157 Arsdell, 1235-07#, Sp#cf. 365 , BMC Iron#cf. , Mack#cf. 317
Obverse descriptionCrude abstract head of Apollo right (wreath with leaves up, cloak and crescents). Laurel leaf filled in on die, not struck up on coin.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionCrude disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three roughly horizontal lines for tail. Pellet below. Twelve pellets and tiny elliptical pellet above. Coffee bean above tail.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (58 BC - 45 BC)  - VA 1235-03: c4.7 g -
ND (58 BC - 45 BC)  - VA 1235-07: c3.2 g. Wreath leaves down -
Catalog ID3846458310
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