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Gold Plated Stater Freckenham Crescents Phallic Type Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 20 AD |
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| Value | Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | Abstract design featuring two solid crescents arranged back-to-back, their concave faces opposing one another. From each concave side projects a row of pellets extending into the field. A five-pointed star occupies the upper field, while the lower field bears a pellet triad flanked by a further five-pointed star, all executed in the characteristic schematic Celtic geometric style. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prancing to the right, rendered in the distinctive linear Celtic manner, with a disproportionately large, round head and closed mouth. Above the horse's back, a phallic motif is flanked on either side by a pellet triad. Beneath the horse, a floral sun symbol depicted as a cogwheel or rayed disc occupies the lower field, a common celestial emblem in Icenian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (15 BC - 20 AD) |
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