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Silver Plated Unit South Ferriby Boar Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 10 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Reverse description | Horse prancing to right with doubled upper forelegs, a distinctive feature of the South Ferriby type. A pelletal sun-ring motif appears above the horse in the upper field, with further annular devices and pellets scattered throughout the field. The composition follows the abstract Celtic artistic tradition, with the horse's anatomy rendered in a highly stylised manner consistent with Corieltauvian coinage conventions. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Base core - ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Silver plated - |
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The South Ferriby series takes its name from a hoard found near the Humber estuary, the geographic and likely political heart of Corieltauvian territory in the East Midlands. Contemporary counterfeits of this type — silver-plated over a bronze core — were not necessarily the work of criminal intent in the modern sense. Plated forgeries circulated alongside official issues in Iron Age Britain with apparent acceptance, and the distinction between official and unofficial production in a tribal mint context is itself difficult to sustain with confidence.
The plating technique used on these pieces typically involved wrapping a bronze flan in silver foil before striking. Where the plating has lifted or worn, the bronze core is exposed along the edges.