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Gold 1/4 Stater Crescent Scrolls
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 40 BC - 35 BC |
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| Reference(s) | COI#28 |
| Obverse description | Highly stylised Celtic abstract design executed in the La Tène artistic tradition, featuring prominent interlocking crescent motifs and flowing volute scrolls arranged across the field. A central diagonal band of parallel raised lines, suggestive of a vestigial wreath or hair element derived ultimately from a classical prototype, divides the design. Multiple pellets are distributed throughout the field, accentuating the curvilinear composition. The entire design is rendered in bold relief with no legend or inscription, characteristic of the anonymous pre-dynastic Iceni coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised Celtic horse prancing to the right occupies the central field, rendered in the characteristic schematic manner of Iceni coinage with elongated limbs and a distinctive arched neck. Above the horse, a large concentric-ring annulet motif with a central pellet is prominently placed. Below and to the left of the horse's body, a dumbbell or wheel symbol with pellets is visible, alongside an additional annulet with a central pellet. Further decorative elements including pellets and a serrated border fringe the lower periphery, and a stylised branch or feather motif appears to the left. The design is entirely aniconic in terms of legend, with no inscription present. |
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| Mintage | ND (40 BC - 35 BC) |
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