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Gold Plated Stater Kite Contemporary Counterfeit

Issuer Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 45 BC - 10 BC
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Weight 2 g
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Reverse description Reverse displaying a stylised Celtic horse in profile facing left, rendered in the abstract curvilinear manner characteristic of Late Iron Age British coinage of the Corieltauvi tribe. The horse is depicted with a rounded body, elongated neck, and simplified limbs, surrounded by pellets or annulets in the field, consistent with the 'kite' stater type (cf. ABC 1761, Van Arsdell 825). The design is crudely executed relative to official issues, with blundered or omitted ancillary symbols, reflecting the nature of a contemporary counterfeit. The gold plating survives partially on the higher relief areas, while the bronze core is exposed at the worn and corroded margins of the irregular flan.
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Mintage ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Base core -
ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Gold plated -
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