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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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| 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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| Edge | Plain |
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The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and parts of Suffolk, and their gold coinage was already in decline by the time this stater was struck — debased progressively through the late Iron Age as Roman economic pressure reshaped the tribal exchange system. This type falls in the generation immediately before the Claudian invasion of 43 AD, when Iceni autonomy still held but was increasingly contingent on Roman tolerance.
Van Arsdell 610-1 is among the later Iceni uninscribed issues, predating the named coinage of rulers like Antedios and Saenu. The Snettisham and related hoards have produced examples, suggesting deliberate burial during a period of regional instability.