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1/4 Stater 'Irstead Trefoil type Icenian B'
| Issuer | Iceni tribe |
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| Year | 20 BC - 10 AD |
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| Weight | 0.94 g |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised trefoil motif rendered in bold relief occupies the majority of the reverse field, characteristic of the Irstead Trefoil type of the Iceni series. The three lobed forms are arranged organically around a central point, their outlines formed by deeply incised curved lines creating a pinwheel-like composition. The treatment is abstract and confident, reflecting the mature Celtic artistic tradition of the Icenian workshop. The surrounding field is plain and the flan edges are irregular, as is typical of hammered electrum quarter staters of this type. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (20 BC - 10 AD) |
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The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and Suffolk, and their fractional electrum coinage circulated during a period of intensifying Roman pressure following Caesar's expeditions and the tributary arrangements imposed on British tribes in their aftermath. Fractions like this served real transactional needs in a regional economy where full staters were too valuable for ordinary exchange. The Irstead Trefoil classification derives from the Norfolk findspot cluster around Irstead, with die-linked groupings allowing numismatists to distinguish Icenian B from the broader trefoil series.