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Silver Plated Unit Norfolk Diadem / Bury Type B Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 50 BC - 15 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Obverse description | Stylised female head facing right in the Celtic abstract tradition, characterised by a sharply pointed nose and a prominent diadem across the forehead. Hair rendered as corded curls, with a large distinctive curl projecting behind the ear. Decorative stars with central perforations occupy the field before the face, contributing to the ornamental composition typical of Icenian coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised horse stepping to right in the characteristic Icenian abstract manner, with doubled upper fore and hind legs conveying a sense of movement. The mane is indicated by short dashes, and the tail rendered as a leaf motif. Decorative straps composed of pellets and lines cross the neck and chest of the animal. A star appears in the lower field below the horse, while the upper field bears either a pellet-in-ring motif within a ring of pellets or a wheel with a pelleted rim, typical ornamental devices of the Norfolk Diadem type. |
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| Mintage | ND (50 BC - 15 BC) |
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