Ancient British Hoards

Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), A Contemporary plated Denarius, after Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 4, [–] divi f pater patr[–] around laureate head of Augustus right, rev. [–] in exergue, avgvsti f cot f f sig princ ivve[–] around Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing front, each togate and resting hand on shields, behind each is a spear upright, in field between simpulum left and lituus right, 3.33g/2h (Ghey 401, this coin; cf. RIC 207). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise good fine and interesting £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Iron Age Coins from the Helmingham Hoard.

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SF 708

This coin is likely the work of a contemporary forger, the reverse legend is misspelt as cot f f sig and is inconsistently sized. However the remainder of the design appears very good.
It is likely a silver plated copy with a copper core. Within a small crack running from 3 o’clock to 7 o’clock, there are gaps where a red tint can be seen coming through. There also appears to be a small area right of the lituus where some copper may have come through and oxidised.
No other examples of this misspelling are currently known, making this a rather unusual specimen.