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Gold Plated Stater Late Whaddon Chase Spiral / Spiral Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Ancient British |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
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| Weight | 3.97 g |
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| Obverse description | Heavily corroded and largely plain convex surface retaining traces of applied gold wash over a bronze core, with the original die design almost entirely obscured by corrosion and surface degradation. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular, lumpy edge associated with Late Iron Age British hammered coinage. Patches of green cuprite and dark oxide intrusion are visible across the field, consistent with the deterioration of a base-metal core beneath a thin gold plating. No legible design elements or inscriptions are discernible on this face. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Contemporary counterfeits of Whaddon Chase staters are well documented and were almost certainly produced by tribal minters rather than opportunistic forgers — the quality and die-cutting suggest insider knowledge of the originals. This piece belongs to a class of plated issues struck in the final decades before the Claudian invasion restructured British exchange networks entirely. The bronze core with gold shell was not always detectable in daily use, and some scholars argue these circulated alongside genuine issues without meaningful distinction to the user.