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Gold Plated Stater - Inam Inam Tree Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 43-45 |
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| Value | Stater (1) |
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| Reverse description | A stylised triple-tailed horse advancing to the right, rendered in the angular, abstracted Celtic tradition characteristic of Dobunnic coinage. The horse's tail is divided into three distinct strands, each terminating in a pellet. A six-spoked wheel device is positioned beneath the horse, and three large pellets appear below the tail. The inscription INAM appears above the horse in blundered Latin lettering, representing a corrupt rendering of the standard Dobunnic legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (43-45) |
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The Dobunni occupied the Cotswolds and Severn Valley when Claudius's legions landed in 43 AD, and their tribal coinage was already in decline — the Romans moved quickly to suppress indigenous currency production across southeastern Britain. This piece is a contemporary counterfeit, gold-plated over bronze to pass at face value during precisely that window of monetary disruption, when Roman and Celtic coin systems briefly and chaotically overlapped. The forger understood the market.
The "Inam Inam Tree" designation refers to the inscription type, placing this within a tightly defined series catalogued across ABC, Van Arsdell, and Mack with remarkable consistency given the clandestine nature of its manufacture.