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Gold Plated ¼ Stater Duro Boat Gold Contemporary Counterfeit
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| Year | 65 BC - 58 BC |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Reverse description | A zigzag thunderbolt motif traverses the central field, a characteristic decorative element found on Durotrigian and related British Iron Age coinage. Flanking the thunderbolt are subsidiary symbols including Y-shaped forms, a stylised tree, and a six-sided irregular geometric object. The arrangement of symbols is asymmetric and loosely organised, typical of the simplified reverse designs employed on contemporary counterfeits of this series. The overall execution is coarse, consistent with production from a bronze core subsequently plated in gold. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Contemporary counterfeits of Durotrigan quarter staters are well-documented and were almost certainly produced within the tribe's own territory, suggesting the forgeries circulated alongside genuine issues without meaningful detection. The gold-plated bronze construction points to deliberate deception rather than token use — someone was passing these at face value.