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Silver Plated 1/2 Unit - Ecen Mini Ece Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 35-43 |
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| Value | Silver 1/2 Unit |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse advancing to the right, depicted with a solid head, harness, and visible reins rendered in typical Late Iron Age Celtic convention. A V-shaped motif appears above the horse, flanked on either side by a triad of pellets. A partial tribal inscription appears in the exergue below the horse, reading EC(E) or ECN, referencing the Ecen or Ece designation associated with the Iceni tribe. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Contemporary counterfeits of Iceni fractional coinage are well-documented in the archaeological record and were almost certainly produced within the tribe's own territory — possibly with tacit acceptance, given how tightly the Iceni controlled their monetary output in the decades before the Roman conquest. A silver-plated bronze core passing at this weight would have been difficult to detect without cutting or filing, particularly at the small module of a half unit.
The Ecen Mini Ece series dates to the final pre-conquest generation of Iceni coinage, issued as Roman pressure on client kingdoms intensified under Caligula and into Claudius's reign.