Silver Plated ½ Unit Three Crescents Contemporary Counterfeit

Features

Location	Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Contemporary counterfeits
Years	5-10
Value	Silver ½ Unit
Currency	Stater
Composition	Silver plated bronze
Weight	0.6 g
Diameter	12 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 562058
References	ABC# cf. 1612 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# cf. 681 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# cf. 438 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# cf. 3777, 3778 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# cf. 417 Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Talbot MfT# cf. Boar Horse B (A) John Talbot; 2017. Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage. Oxbow, Oxford, United Kingdom. , COI# cf. 61 Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

Series: Denominational Period II

Obverse

Three solid crescents back-to-back. Pellet triad between points of each pair of crescents.

Reverse

Horse right, long dashes for mane. Pellet ring with pellet in centre above. Pellet triad below. Ladder-like exergual lines.

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.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (5-10)												Bronze core
ND (5-10)												Silver plated

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