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Silver Plated Unit Norfolk God Moustache Type / Boudica Contemporary Counterfeit

发行方 Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
年份 15 BC - 43 AD
类型 Standard circulation coin
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正面描述 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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边缘 Plain (irregular)
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Contemporary counterfeits of Iceni silver units were struck by forgers operating within the tribe's own territory, almost certainly during the first century AD when Roman economic pressure was destabilizing native coinage systems. These pieces weren't crude provincial imitations — they circulated alongside official issues and were accepted as currency, which is precisely why the forgery was worth the effort. The silver plating over a bronze core required real technical skill.

The association with Boudica's revolt of 60–61 AD is circumstantial but plausible; monetary disruption in the years leading to the uprising would have created conditions in which debased coinages proliferated.

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