Silver Plated Unit Norfolk Boar Phallic Contemporary Counterfeit

€463,228.00
IssuerIceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year15 BC - 20 AD
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueSilver Unit
CurrencyStater
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight0.9 g
Dimensions14 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ABC#cf. 1582 , Van Arsdell#659-02 , Sp#cf. 431 , BMC Iron#cf. , Mack#cf. 409
Obverse descriptionStylised boar right, often with pellet on shoulder, single front leg. Spear in front piercing ears. Pellet rosette or rings of pellets above. Pellet below.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse prancing right, large pellet for eye. Pellet triads either side of four-spoked wheel above. Phallic motif between pellet triad (five pellets and a cotter-pin shaped line) below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (15 BC - 20 AD)  - -
Catalog ID7403076520
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