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Silver 1/2 Unit Three Circles
| 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 | Three beaded circles arranged in a triangular formation occupying the field, a characteristic geometric motif of Icenic Celtic coinage. Each circle is rendered with a ring of pellets forming its circumference, with the lowermost circle most clearly defined and displaying two interior pellets. The design is executed in a bold, abstracted Celtic style with no inscription or legend, typical of pre-Roman British tribal issues. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse facing right, rendered in the distinctive abstracted Celtic artistic tradition, its body formed from curved and angular lines. A vertical row of three pellets is positioned in the field before the horse, serving as a key diagnostic feature of this Icenic type. A ringed pellet appears above the horse in the upper field. The overall composition is characteristic of the deconstructed equine motifs derived from earlier Macedonian stater prototypes, reduced to their most abstract Celtic expression. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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