Gold Plated Stater - Cunobelinus Biga Contemporary Counterfeit

€2.00
IssuerCatuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year10-20
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueStater (1)
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold plated bronze
Weight5.5 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
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Obverse descriptionInscription in beaded or plain line tablet (V and L sometimes ligate) with ringed pellets at either end, in centre of vertical wreath of small horizontal leaves either side of a solid line enclosed in round-cornered panels. Heart shaped `faces` and bucrania or splayed pellet V-shapes in opposite angles.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCAMVL
Reverse descriptionBiga (two-horse chariot) left. Large leaf above, sometimes with pellet below. Four-spoked wheel with pellets between spokes below. Curved exergual line with inscription below (sometimes blundered). Beaded border.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCVNOBELINI or CVNOBELIN or CVNOBELI or CVNOBEIГ
(Translation: Cunobelin.)
Edge
MintCAMVL
Camulodunum, modern-day
Colchester, United Kingdom
MintageND (10-20)  - Bronze core -
ND (10-20)  - Gold plated -
Catalog ID2723562280
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