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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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| Value | ¼ Stater |
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| Obverse description | Central motif derived from the 'three men in a boat' or 'wolf and twins' iconographic tradition, rendered in a debased style consistent with contemporary counterfeit production. A large crescent dominates the field, one end squared off, with three pendant appendages hanging from its lower arc. A pellet rosette (daisy form) appears to the right of the crescent. The design is crudely executed, reflecting the irregular flan and the limitations of base-metal forgery of Iron Age Celtic coinage. |
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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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