Celtic Coinage of Britain

third edition

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Plate 241

Modern Forgeries    (Info)

Corieltauvi    (Info)

 

 

 

Coins inscribed VEP CORF

V940-01-F1

 

 

 

Coins inscribed DVMNOC TIGIR SENO

V972-01-F1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the coins on this plate are Haslemere Forgeries. The most obvious error is the appearance of "Steps" on the curves of the image

 

Haslemere Steps

 

 

 

 

V940-01-F1

940 - 01 - F1    Corieltauvi

VEP CORF

Gold Stater    20 mm

 

Earliest Record: Noted in dealer inventory March 1985

 

Authentication:

  - Condemned by Van Arsdell as part of the Haslemere Investigations, November 1984

  - Plate coin condemned April 1985

 

Publications: Van Arsdell 1984c, 1985a, 1985c, 1986c, 1989a

 

Notes:

 

Detection Points:

  - Haslemere steps

  - Incorrect style

  - Incorrect die-cutting

 

Disposition:

  - Disposition unknown

 

 

 

 

V972-01-f1

972 - 01 - F1    Corieltauvi

DVMNOC TIGIR SENO

Gold Stater    20 mm

 

Earliest Record: Noted in dealer inventory September 1980

 

Authentication:

  - Condemned by Van Arsdell as part of the Haslemere Investigations, November 1984

  - Plate coin condemned April 1985

 

Publications: Van Arsdell 1984c, 1985a, 1985c, 1986c, 1989a

 

Notes:

 

Detection Points:

  - Haslemere steps

  - Incorrect style

  - Incorrect die-cutting

 

Disposition:

  - Returned to seller

 

 

 

 

Modern Forgeries

 

For more information see "Forgeries" in the appendices on the navigation bar above.

 

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