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Gold Plated Stater - Vosenos Dragon Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10 BC - 5 BC |
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| Value | Stater |
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| Reverse description | Stylised Celtic horse advancing left, rendered in the abstract curvilinear tradition typical of late British Iron Age coinage. A bucranium (ox skull) device is positioned above the horse, while a horned serpent or dragon motif appears below, both serving as distinctive auxiliary symbols of the Vosenos type. The retrograde or native-script inscription VOSIINOS appears in the field before the horse, naming the issuing authority. The flan is irregular, the gold plating is partially preserved with visible flaking, and the overall execution is cruder than official Cantian issues, confirming its status as a contemporary counterfeit struck on a base metal core. |
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| Reverse lettering | VOSIINOS |
| Edge | Plain |
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