Gold Plated Stater Norfolk Wolf Right Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	55 BC - 15 BC
Value	Stater (1)
Currency	Stater
Composition	Gold plated bronze
Weight	4.37 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 463222
References	ABC# cf. 1393 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# 610-06 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 30 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# cf. 212-6 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# cf. 49 Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , COI# cf. 1f Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

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Series: Early Local Period I

Obverse

Abstracted head of Apollo right (wreath with laurel leaves upwards, cloak and crescents).

Reverse

Wolf right, jaws open, bird on back. Pellets above. Pellet and solid crescent below. Beaded exergual loop, neck torcs and pellets within.

Comments

Many Celtic coins have been found consisting of a base metal core, sometimes with a precious metal coating. Often these appear to have been forgeries, but many appear to have been struck using the same dies as official coins, making their status less clear. This coin may therefore be a contemporary counterfeit or an official issue.

Van Arsdell Classification: Icenian A, Icenian Earliest Uninscribed Gold Coins, Norfolk Wolf Type.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (55 BC - 15 BC)												Base core
ND (55 BC - 15 BC)												Gold plated

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