Gold Plated Stater - Addedomaros Floral Spiral Normal / Shell Whorl Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain)
King	Addedomarus (circa 25-10 BC)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	45 BC - 25 BC
Value	Stater (1)
Currency	Stater
Composition	Gold plated bronze
Weight	5.6 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 465542
References	ABC# cf. 2511 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# cf. 1635 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 202 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# cf. 2405-11, 2414-5 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# cf. 268 Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Series: Shell

Obverse

Back-to-back crescents on plain field, pellets between crescent arms, pellets and three or five lines in crescents.

Reverse

Small horse right. Spiral sun (sometimes wheel) above. Branch below. Pellet-in-ring motif in front. Inscription around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AĐĐEDOMAROS

Unabridged legend: Addedomaros.

Comments

Chris Rudd (ABC) ‘Floral Spiral Normal’. Sills ‘Shell Whorl’.

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.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (45 BC - 25 BC)												Base core
ND (45 BC - 25 BC)												Gold plated

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