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Silver Plated Unit Norfolk God Moustache Type / Boudica Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 43 AD |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Stylised male head facing right in the characteristic Iceni Celtic artistic tradition, rendered in bold, abstracted relief. The face is distinguished by a prominent drooping moustache, depicted as two elongated curved elements hanging below the nose — the defining feature of the Norfolk God Moustache type. The hair is elaborately rendered as a series of raised, comma-shaped pellets and scrolling locks radiating outward from the crown, with a prominent wreath-like border of overlapping leaf or flame motifs encircling the periphery. The flan is irregular and shows typical characteristics of a contemporary counterfeit, with the underlying bronze core visible through areas of silver plating loss, accompanied by patchy green and orange corrosion. |
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| Reverse description | Abstracted Celtic design featuring a disjointed, highly stylised pattern of curved and angular elements arranged in a broadly cruciform or wheel-like composition across the field, consistent with a degraded chariot or pattern derived from earlier Gallo-Belgic prototypes associated with the Iceni coinage tradition. The design, typical of the Norfolk God Moustache series, shows flowing lenticular and blade-shaped raised forms radiating from a central point, with the execution somewhat coarser than official issues, consistent with its identification as a contemporary counterfeit. The silver plating is partially intact, with significant corrosion and bronze core exposure visible across much of the surface. No inscription or legend is present. The flan edges are irregular and uneven, as expected from hand-hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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