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Gold Stater Spiral Ladder
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 20 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised Celtic abstract design derived from a degraded laureate head. The central motif comprises two opposed crescents enclosing a linear wreath element terminating in a pellet-in-annulet. Flanking pellet-in-annulet symbols occupy the field on either side of the crescents. Curved wreath extensions radiate at right angles from the flanking annulets, filling the remaining field with characteristic Icenian banded ornamental patterning. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised Celtic horse prancing to the right, rendered in the distinctive Icenian linear tradition. A curved branch or whip motif appears above the horse's back, with traces of a spiral element above it. Below the horse, a double exergual line filled with parallel vertical lines forms a ladder-like band — the feature from which this type derives its name. A curved motif appears beneath the horse's head, with a linear wreath or branch element extending further below into the lower field. |
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| Mintage | ND (15 BC - 20 AD) |
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