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Gold Plated ¼ Stater Snettisham Wreath Contemporary Counterfeit
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| Year | 35 BC - 25 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse exhibits a schematic, heavily stylised representation consistent with the Icenian Snettisham Wreath quarter stater tradition, showing vestiges of what may be a debased horse or abstract zoomorphic motif accompanied by pellet ornaments in the field. The die-work is crude and imprecise, reflecting the work of an unofficial engraver copying the legitimate prototype at reduced fidelity. The flan edges are ragged and uneven, with patchy remnants of the original gold plating still adhering to the high points of the relief. No legible inscription or legend is present, as is typical of uninscribed Icenian coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (35 BC - 25 BC) - Base core ND (35 BC - 25 BC) - Gold plated |
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The Snettisham Wreath type takes its name from the great Snettisham hoard, discovered in Norfolk across multiple finds between 1948 and 1990, one of the most significant Iron Age treasure deposits ever recovered in Britain. Contemporary counterfeits of Gallo-Belgic and British gold coinage were a recognized practice — base metal planchets with thin gold wash allowed local producers to exploit the trust built by genuine high-gold issues. Whether these circulated as deliberate fraud or with tacit acceptance in lower-value transactions remains genuinely unresolved.